Tag: Ebola
Ebola: Swiss government says Nigeria’s patient likely contracted virus in Uganda
Nigeria’s first confirmed Ebola patient in more than a decade is believed to have contracted the virus while travelling in Uganda, although health authorities...
Africa CDC blames global neglect for lack of Bundibugyo Ebola vaccine
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has criticised the lack of investment in developing a vaccine against the Bundibugyo strain...
Ebola: Nigerians link outbreak to government’s 2027 election plans
Following the confirmation of an Ebola case in Abuja, some Nigerians on X have linked the development to the federal government’s plans for the...
Ebola: Keyamo orders 46 contacts of infected woman placed on 21-day...
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has directed the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to notify local and international airlines to...
Ebola: One imported case does not mean Nigeria is experiencing outbreak
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has urged Nigerians to remain calm, noting that one confirmed case of Ebola does not mean the country is...
Nigeria’s first Ebola patient is diplomat’s wife who holidayed in Uganda...
Nigeria’s first confirmed Ebola patient is the wife of a diplomat who travelled to Uganda’s capital, Kampala, for a holiday, the Director-General of the...
Ebola: Lawmakers reject border tours, but urge release of health emergency...
The Senate on Wednesday rejected a proposal for its members to visit the entry points through which a woman infected with Ebola entered the...
Uganda says no active Ebola cases after Nigeria confirms infection
Uganda’s Ministry of Health has urged the public to remain calm and vigilant following Nigeria’s confirmation of an Ebola case, clarifying that the infected...
Kenya confirms ninth Ebola case, says all patients improving
Kenya has confirmed a ninth case of Ebola, with health authorities saying all eight surviving patients are improving. The latest Kenyan case involves a...
Ebola: 44 identified contacts to stay isolated for three weeks
The 44 people identified as contacts of Nigeria’s confirmed Ebola patient will remain in isolation for at least three weeks. The Coordinating Minister of...
