Nigeria clears all 62 Ebola contacts after 21-day monitoring period

Nigeria has completed the 21-day monitoring period for all 62 people who came into contact with its latest Ebola case, with none developing symptoms, Reuters says. The case was confirmed on October 20 in a Swiss woman who had travelled to Uganda before returning to Nigeria, marking the country’s first Ebola case in more than a decade. She and her husband were evacuated to Switzerland, where she made a full recovery and has since been discharged from hospital. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control told Reuters that the monitoring period has now ended without any secondary infections. Health authorities continue to stress the importance of surveillance and early detection to prevent further outbreaks.

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