Nigeria has cleared all patients being monitored for the Ebola virus,
the federal health ministry said on Wednesday, but doctors said they would have
to wait to declare the outbreak over.
“There is nobody under surveillance for the Ebola virus in any
part of Nigeria,” health ministry spokesman Dan Nwomeh told AFP.
“All those under surveillance have completed their mandatory
21-day period stipulated by the WHO (World Health Organization).”
The head of the Emergency Operation Centre (EOC) for Ebola in Lagos,
Faisal Shuaib, also confirmed that there were no current confirmed cases or
anyone under surveillance in Nigeria.
But he added: “The outbreak in Nigeria can be declared officially over
only if there are no more cases after 42 days, or two incubation periods from
the last confirmed case.”.
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