FG confirms Ebola case in FCT, identifies 44 contacts

The Federal Government has confirmed a case of Ebola disease in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

The Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, who disclosed this to newsmen via a statement released today, October 20, said a woman who recently returned from Uganda tested positive to the disease.

He stated that health workers have since commenced contact tracing, with 44 close contacts identified so far.

“A woman who recently arrived in Nigeria on an international flight from Uganda, was admitted to a private hospital in the FCT, where she received treatment for several days before the diagnosis was confirmed,” the statement noted.

The woman is currently in isolation and receiving medical care.