Ebola scare in Abuja as FG confirms case, traces 44 contacts

• Patient arrived from Uganda, treated at private hospital before diagnosis   • Health workers, patients, caregivers, airline passengers under surveillance • Pate urges calm, activates containment measures
From Fred Ezeh, Abuja
The Federal Government has announced the confirmation of an Ebola virus disease case in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, triggering an emergency public health response and the tracing of 44 people believed to have been exposed to the infected patient.
The development has raised concerns about possible transmission of the deadly disease, particularly as the patient, a woman who recently arrived in Nigeria from Uganda, reportedly received treatme...