Today, the country of Nigeria is free of active Ebola virus transmission.
The World Health Organization and the Nigerian Federal Minister
of Health, Professor Onyebuchi Chukwu, MD, declared this morning that 42
days have passed since the last diagnosed incidence of Ebola Virus
Disease (EVD), or two, 21-day disease incubation periods, a milestone
that signals the end of the country’s first Ebola outbreak.
In an official public statement, Minister Chukwu cited the leadership
of President Goodluck Jonathan, his Ministry of Health staff, and the
cooperation of diverse domestic and international agencies in containing
Nigeria’s first Ebola outbreak: “The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control
and the Port Health Service, the State Ministries of Health of Lagos,
Enugu and Rivers, the WHO, UNICEF, the US Centres for Disease Control
and Prevention, MSF and other partners who were part of the team under
the leadership of the Minister of Health.” read more>>
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