62 contacts full Ebola monitoring with out secondary transmission, NCDC says

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By Linda Ikeji
14 November 2026, 9:31 pm

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says 62 contacts linked to Nigeria’s imported Bundibugyo Virus Disease case have accomplished 21-day monitoring with out secondary transmission.

The NCDC Director-General, Dr Jide Idris, acknowledged this at a information convention in Abuja, on Friday, November 13.

He mentioned the final contact was discharged after finishing the obligatory monitoring interval.

Idris mentioned 13 of the 62 contacts developed fever or different signs throughout monitoring however examined adverse for Bundibugyo Virus Disease following laboratory investigations.

He mentioned seven further alerts reported in Adamawa, Rivers, Borno, Lagos and Ekiti inside three weeks have been investigated, with all suspected instances testing adverse after laboratory evaluation.

The NCDC boss, nonetheless, cautioned that finishing contact monitoring didn’t represent a proper declaration that Nigeria was freed from the illness, emphasising that surveillance remained essential.

He mentioned such a declaration would depend upon relevant public well being standards and findings from ongoing surveillance, significantly amid continued Ebola transmission within the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Idris mentioned Nigeria had maintained heightened surveillance, with its National Emergency Operations Centre activated and Incident Management System working at Level Three, the very best response degree for Ebola.

He mentioned the nationwide response prioritised medical care, contact tracing, prevention of additional transmission, safety of healthcare employees and strengthening illness surveillance throughout affected and doubtlessly uncovered communities nationwide.

According to him, the index case was confirmed on Oct. 20 within the Federal Capital Territory following an alert raised by healthcare employees by way of NCDC’s event-based surveillance system.

He mentioned the early alert enabled the NCDC, FCT well being authorities and different related establishments to promptly provoke investigations and set up an incident administration construction for coordinated response actions.

Idris mentioned contact tracing coated healthcare amenities, households and different related settings, whereas recognized contacts have been assessed in keeping with their publicity and monitored beneath established public well being protocols.

He added that an infection prevention and management measures have been strengthened in healthcare amenities, alongside healthcare employee coaching and provision of non-public protecting tools and emergency response provides.

The NCDC director-general mentioned laboratory and surveillance groups investigated reported alerts, whereas public well being officers engaged communities and healthcare amenities to make sure early detection and immediate reporting of suspected instances.

He mentioned the company sustained public communication to deal with issues and misinformation, working with conventional and spiritual leaders, skilled associations and neighborhood organisations to advertise cooperation and public consciousness.

On the index affected person, Idris mentioned she was medically evacuated to Switzerland on October 26 for additional administration after receiving medical care in Nigeria earlier than her worldwide switch.

He mentioned laboratory assessments initially confirmed that she remained constructive upon arrival in Switzerland, however she subsequently recovered, examined adverse and was discharged from hospital following therapy.