Following reports in some national dailies that Ebola fever had been
detected in Nigeria, the Federal Executive Council (FEC) yesterday
confirmed the statement made by the Health Ministry Tuesday that there
was no Ebola fever in the country.
Briefing journalists after the weekly FEC meeting, the Minister of
Information, Labaran Maku, said the Ministry of Health during the week,
undertook quick checks to verify the reports of the alleged outbreak of
Ebola fever and so far, all the tests showed clearly that there was no
Ebola fever in Nigeria.
"Nigeria is prepared right now to curtail any outbreak particularly
given reports that few countries on the west coast like Liberia, Sierra
Leone and Guinea have reported cases of Ebola fever and given our
proximity to these countries, Nigeria is ready, the ministry has every
precaution including getting ready with vaccines and medicines to ensure
that should there be any incidence in Nigeria ,everything would be
dealt with with precision.
"So far, there is nothing like Ebola fever in Nigeria and council was
reassured that every step has been taken to get the country ready to
respond just in case infected persons come into the country from our
neighboring countries which unfortunately have been reportedly affected.
"So citizens are reassured again that there is no Ebola fever in the
country and all the checks so far undertaken declared clearly that we
don't have it, yes there are two cases in two or three west African
countries, the ministry has assured Nigerians that should there be
anything like that within our boundary, it will be quickly tackled,"
Maku said.
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