Nigeria records no new Ebola cases after 62 contacts clear monitoring
The World Health Organization hailed the result after a woman arriving from Uganda tested positive for the virus last month.
Nigerian authorities say no further cases of Ebola have been detected since a woman arriving from Uganda tested positive for the virus last month. The World Health Organization (WHO) praised Nigeria after 62 contacts of the patient completed 21 days of monitoring without signs of infection.
Health authorities said the monitoring of all identified contacts has now ended, with none of them showing symptoms. The woman's case was the only one confirmed in the country during the period reported.
The outlet did not say whether monitoring will continue for anyone else, or whether any further travel measures are planned for arrivals from Uganda.
Why it matters62 people who had contact with the patient are now free of the monitoring requirement and can return to normal daily life.