Ebola: NCDC warns against false ‘Nigeria Ebola-free’ claims, says contacts under watch

By Doris Obinna
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has warned against reports declaring Nigeria Ebola-free, insisting that although the country currently has no confirmed case following the evacuation of its only confirmed patient, contacts of the infected traveller remain under surveillance.
The Director General of the NCDC, Dr Jide Idris, said the reports were inaccurate and misleading, stressing that the absence of a confirmed case does not mean the country’s surveillance and response efforts should be relaxed.
Speaking at a virtual capacity-building workshop for journalists on effective Ebola reporting on Tuesday, Idris said the infected woman, who retu...