WHO Commends Nigeria for Successful Ebola Monitoring

The World Health Organisation (WHO) confirmed that all 62 contacts associated with Nigeria's imported case of Bundibugyo virus disease completed a 21-day monitoring period without any secondary transmission. WHO Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus made the announcement on November 14, congratulating the Nigerian government, health workers, and responders for their successful containment efforts.

The contacts were linked to a case reported on October 20, involving a 42-year-old woman who traveled from Uganda to Abuja. She developed symptoms on October 7 and was hospitalized on October 11.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), led by Director-General Jide Idris, reported that the last contact was discharged on November 13. Although 13 contacts exhibited fever or non-specific symptoms, all tested negative for the virus.

Idris cautioned that while monitoring has concluded, vigilance remains necessary due to ongoing Ebola transmission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.