The Kano State Centre for Disease Control (KNCDC) has urged residents to stay vigilant and observe preventive measures following the reported affirmation of an imported case of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in Abuja.
In an announcement signed by its Director-General, Professor Muhammad Adamu Abubakar, the centre mentioned it had obtained details about the reported case, including that the index affected person was initially managed at a non-public well being facility earlier than being remoted.
The assertion disclosed that 44 contacts linked to the case had been being monitored.
“The index case was initially managed in a private facility before isolation,” the assertion mentioned, including that the authorities had been monitoring 44 contacts.
The KNCDC directed healthcare employees to take care of a excessive stage of suspicion for potential Ebola infections, notably amongst sufferers presenting with sudden fever, extreme weak spot, headache, vomiting, diarrhoea, stomach ache, sore throat or unexplained bleeding.
“Clinicians must maintain a high index of suspicion and watch out for patients presenting with sudden fever, severe weakness, headache, vomiting, diarrhoea, abdominal pain, sore throat or unexplained bleeding,” the assertion mentioned.
The centre additionally burdened the necessity for strict compliance with an infection prevention and management measures in healthcare services to minimise the chance of transmission.
“Maintain core infection prevention and control measures through good hand hygiene, adherence to the WHO five moments for hand hygiene, appropriate use of personal protective equipment, environmental sanitation, proper waste segregation and safe injection practices,” it suggested.
The KNCDC defined that Ebola signs might seem between two and 21 days after an infection, noting that transmission might happen via direct contact with the blood or different bodily fluids of an contaminated individual or animal.
“Ebola infection happens if the blood or bodily fluids of a sick person touch the eyes, nose, mouth or a wound on the skin,” the assertion mentioned.
The centre recognized the main signs of Ebola as sudden excessive fever, excessive weak spot, extreme headache, vomiting, diarrhoea and unexplained bleeding.
It urged residents to stay alert and healthcare professionals to promptly establish suspected instances and comply with established an infection prevention protocols.
The KNCDC additional emphasised the significance of sustaining good hygiene, utilizing acceptable protecting tools and reporting suspected infections to the related well being authorities.
