The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has said the 62 contacts identified following the confirmation of an imported Ebola case in the country are expected to complete monitoring by November 13, 2026. The agency disclosed this in its latest Ebola Disease Situation Report, stating that the contacts were scheduled to complete follow-up at
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has said that the two suspected cases of the Ebola virus disease reported in Adamawa State have tested negative. “The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) is working closely with the Adamawa State Government, through the State Ministry of Health and Human Services, to investigate report of suspected Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in Yola, Adamawa State.
By Adegboyega Adeleye The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has warned that the Ebola outbreak spreading across parts of Africa remains uncontrolled, with more than 10,200 confirmed cases and over 5,000 deaths recorded across the continent. The current outbreak is caused by the Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus and has affected several African countries, including the DRC, Kenya and Nigeria.
Ebola: 34-year-old pilot, wife identified as suspected cases who tested negative in North-east Nigeria. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) on Saturday announced that two suspected Ebola cases had been identified in the North-east.
The two individuals have been isolated while officials carry out contact tracing and laboratory testing.
The development comes 11 days after Nigeria confirmed its first case of Ebola disease caused by the Bundibugyo virus in the current regional outbreak.
…Two suspected cases test negative after two rounds of laboratory tests By Chioma Obinna The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) last night said two suspected Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) cases in Adamawa State tested negative after two rounds of laboratory tests, assuring Nigerians that the confirmed case in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) remains the only confirmed infection reported in the country. In a press statement yesterday, the Director-General of NCDC, Dr Jide Idris, said the report was received by the Adamawa State Public Health Emergency Operations Centre…