Uganda’s Ministry of Health has clarified that the female patient presenting Ebola symptoms in Nigeria only “transited through Uganda”, stating that her travel history does not establish the country as…
Read More Uganda dismisses claims of exporting Ebola to Nigeria, reports zero active case
-Contact tracing has commenced, with 44 close contacts identified so far. Nigeria on Monday confirmed one case of Ebola disease in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Tuesday, 20 October…
Read More Contact tracing begins as Nigeria confirms first Ebola case in Abuja
-Pope Leo diagnosed with common form of lung cancer -Doctors removed lower lobe of pope’s right lung in surgery -Procedure lasted 90 minutes, no complications, Vatican says Pope Leo was diagnosed…
Read More Pope Leo has cancer, doctors confirm after surgery in Rome The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) on Wednesday said it has heightened surveillance and vigilance after Kenya confirmed its first imported case of Ebola virus disease (EVD). Jide Idris,…
Read More NCDC on red alert over Ebola case in Kenya Kenya has reported its first-ever Ebola death, the health minister announced on Tuesday, after a Kenyan man who had been living in the Democratic Republic of Congo died after returning…
Read More Kenya reports first-ever Ebola death