‘It has gotten worse’ - NCDC gives update on Ebola patient’s condition

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, has fixed an update connected the wellness information of the Ebola diligent successful the Federal Capital Territory, FCT.

Speaking during an exigency gathering successful Abuja connected Wednesday, the Director of Public Health Laboratory Service astatine the NCDC, Olajumoke Babatunde, said the diligent is simply a diplomat whose information has deteriorated to multi-organ failure.

The NCDC said the lawsuit is the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola, the aforesaid strain causing the outbreak successful the Democratic Republic of Congo, adding that 3 levels of molecular tests were done to corroborate the strain.

"The patient’s information has deteriorated. We did 3 levels of tests, but each were molecular. The strain was Bundibugyo," Olajumoke said.

The World Health Organisation, WHO, besides confirmed the strain, which has nary approved vaccine oregon circumstantial attraction astatine the moment.

DAILY POST reports that the diligent is simply a pistillate who travelled from Uganda to Abuja connected October 3, 2026 and was admitted to a backstage infirmary successful the FCT wherever she was archetypal treated for malaria-like symptoms earlier Ebola was suspected.

According to the Incident Manager of the National Ebola Response, Dr Odianosen Ehiakhamen, the diligent developed symptoms connected October 7, 2026, and presented at...