No Ebola case in Niger State, but Suleja on high alert - Health Commissioner

The Niger State Government has said no active case of Ebola has been detected in Suleja or any part of the state but has placed the area on heightened alert in line with directives from the federal government The Commissioner for Health, Dr Murtala Muhammad Bagana, on Saturday said Suleja is considered a critical high-risk area because it shares a direct boundary with the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, and records high daily transit and trade volume with Abuja. According to him, the heightened state of preparedness followed the confirmation of an imported Ebola case in Abuja by the Federal Government. "Surveillance has been intensified across the state, particularly in Suleja, while heal...