The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has warned against making non-essential trips to Uganda over the recent outbreak of Ebola in the country.
According to The News Agency of Nigeria, NCDC Director-General, Dr Ifedayo Adetifa via a press statement on Monday said the warning is to enable public health authorities to determine how the Ebola outbreak will be contained.
It was gathered that the Ugandan Ministry of Health reported 128 confirmed cases of the Ebola virus as of October 29, 2022, including 34 fatalities.
Adetifa advised travelers to avoid contact with people who were visibly ill or who were thought to have the Ebola virus when it became necessary to travel to Uganda.
He said that the Federal Ministry of Health’s Port Health Service has increased the screening of travelers arriving from Uganda at points of entry.
Adetifa said “Travellers to Nigeria with recent travel history to Uganda or persons already in Nigeria but with recent travel history to
or transit through Uganda within the past 21 days are to look out for symptoms.
“Symptoms such as fever, muscle pain, sore throat, diarrhoea, weakness, vomiting, stomach pain or unexplained bleeding or bruising
should promptly call 6232 or the state ministry of health hotlines for assessment and testing
“Such persons should not visit health facilities by themselves to avoid further spread through the shared transport system (public or private). They would be visited at home by dedicated responders for assessment and transported through designated transport arrangements to designated treatment centres when required.
“Intending travellers to Nigeria with the above-stated symptoms before departure, should not travel to Nigeria, but call to report promptly to Port Health Authorities and/or designated health authorities in the country of departure for testing and care,” he said.
