Nigeria is Officially Ebola-Free! WHO to Make Formal Declaration Today
Great news for Nigeria. The country is officially free of
Ebola, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
WHO is set to make the official announcement today, BBC
reports.
The basis for declaring the Ebola-free status is that Nigeria
hasn't had a confirmed Ebola case for two incubation
periods – 42 days.
Senegal has already met this criteria, and was declared
free of Ebola on Friday.
Commending Nigeria on its success in eradicating Ebola,
John Vertefeuille, an official from the US Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said, "Nigeria acted
quickly and early and on a large scale… they acted
aggressively, especially in terms of contact-tracing."
Ebola, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
WHO is set to make the official announcement today, BBC
reports.
The basis for declaring the Ebola-free status is that Nigeria
hasn't had a confirmed Ebola case for two incubation
periods – 42 days.
Senegal has already met this criteria, and was declared
free of Ebola on Friday.
Commending Nigeria on its success in eradicating Ebola,
John Vertefeuille, an official from the US Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said, "Nigeria acted
quickly and early and on a large scale… they acted
aggressively, especially in terms of contact-tracing."
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