Nigeria monitors 400 contacts of doctor who died of Ebola

An isolation ward for Ebola patients has opened in the city, which is home to many workers in major international oil companies, but authorities did not forecast many more cases, Nasidi said.

He said most of the exposed contacts were near the end of the 21-incubation period for the disease, which starts with fever and muscle pain, followed by vomiting and diarrhea. “So we are monitoring and are sure we shan’t miss out on any contacts that come out with infection that could be transmitted. A contact who has no symptoms doesn’t transmit even if he has the virus. So this is why we are hopeful,” he said.

Source: Reuters

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