Uganda Enhances Airport Ebola Screening After Nigeria Case
Uganda's Ministry of Health announced increased Ebola screening measures at Entebbe International Airport, following an imported case confirmed in Nigeria. Permanent Secretary Diana Atwine visited the airport to reinforce health screening procedures and conducted a spot inspection to identify potential gaps.
The ministry received thermal scanners from the International Organisation for Migration to enhance screening at key entry points. Uganda currently has no confirmed active Ebola cases, although a woman who traveled to the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo for business transited through Uganda in early October.
She showed no symptoms while in Uganda but later developed them after arriving in Abuja, Nigeria. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed the case through laboratory testing, prompting heightened public health vigilance, including contact tracing and surveillance efforts to prevent further transmission.
Nigeria previously managed an Ebola outbreak in 2014 through coordinated measures.
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