The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has disclosed that Nigeria is at high risk of Ebola Virus disease ensuing the outbreak of the disease in Uganda.
Dr Ifedayo Adetifa, the Director-General of the NCDC, in a release signed by him stated that it was on high alert, adding that “the likelihood of importation of the disease to Nigeria is high due to the increased air travel between Nigeria and Uganda, especially through Kenya’s Nairobi airport, a regional transport hub, and other neighboring countries that share a direct border with Uganda.”
As reported by the NCDC, the occurring outbreak of Ebola virus disease was caused by the Sudan strain of the Ebola virus in Uganda as declared on September 20,2022.
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