WHO Marks an end of EBOLA in Nigeria
The Ebola virus was introduced into Nigeria on 20 July 2014 when
an infected Liberian man arrived by aeroplane into Lagos, Africa's most
populous city. The man, who died in hospital 5 days later, set off a chain of
transmission that infected a total of 19 people, of whom 7 died.
According to WHO recommendations, the end of an Ebola virus
disease outbreak in a country can be declared once 42 days have passed and no
new cases have been detected. The 42 days represents twice the maximum
incubation period for Ebola (21 days). This 42-day period starts from the last
day that any person in the country had contact with a confirmed or probable
Ebola case.
WHO commends the Nigerian Government's strong leadership and
effective coordination of the response that included the rapid establishment of
an Emergency Operations Centre.
WHO, United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC), Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), UNICEF and other partners supported the
Nigerian Government with expertise for outbreak investigation, risk assessment,
contact tracing and clinical care.
Strong public awareness campaigns, teamed with early engagement of
traditional, religious and community leaders, also played a key role in
successful containment of this outbreak.
The Nigerian government and staff in the WHO country office are
well aware that the country remains vulnerable to another imported case. The
surveillance system remains at a level of high alert.
Nigeria has revised its national preparedness and response plan to
ensure that the country is well prepared for other imported cases of the
disease.
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