Ebola Outbreak: NCDC Tracks 54 Contacts as Nigeria Steps Up Surveillance
Ebola Outbreak: NCDC Tracks 54 Contacts as Nigeria Steps Up Surveillance Nigeria’s Ebola response enters a critical phase as the NCDC identifies 54 contacts and continues searching for others who may have been exposed. Nigeria has identified 54 primary contacts linked to its confirmed Bundibugyo Ebola case, with more than 40 in quarantine in Abuja and six monitoring themselves at home, according to the NCDC. Nigeria’s Ebola response has entered a critical contact-tracing phase, with health authorities identifying 54 primary contacts linked to the country’s confirmed case. Although the patient has been evacuated to Switzerland for further medical care, the…