To prevent the spread of #EbolaVirusDisease (EVD), #TakeResponsibility

✅Know the symptoms of EVD
⛔Avoid physical contact with anyone with undiagnosed symptoms
✅Call “6232” toll free, if you have recently returned from Guinea & feel unwell

📜Advisory
https://ncdc.gov.ng/news/321/public-health-advisory-following-declaration-of-ebola-virus-disease-outbreak-in-guinea

To prevent the spread of #EbolaVirusDisease (EVD), #TakeResponsibility

✅Know the symptoms of EVD
⛔Avoid physical contact with anyone with undiagnosed symptoms
✅Call “6232” toll free, if you experience these symptoms

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Amidst the response to other disease outbreaks, how prepared are we against #EbolaVirusDisease?

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Ebola Travel Advisory

⛔Avoid travel to locations where cases of Ebola has been reported
📚Know the symptoms of #EbolaVirusDisease
📞Call 6232 (toll free) if you have recently returned from Uganda & feel unwell

#StaySafeStayHealthy

Prevention and control of zoonotic diseases require the collective effort of the human, animal and environmental sectors.

Examples of these diseases are #LassaFever, #Measles, #Cholera, #Rabies, #Monkeypox, #EbolaVirusDisease, #AvianInfluenza etc.

Based on available data, the overall risk of importation of the #EbolaVirusDisease and the impact on the health of Nigerians has been assessed as HIGH.

📜Read our public health advisory for measures to prevent the importation of #EVD:
https://ncdc.gov.ng/news/423/public-health-advisory-following-declaration-of-ebola-virus-disease-outbreak-in-uganda

The CASE DEFINITION for #EbolaVirusDisease can be found on our website.

Download and read for definitions of:
✅Suspected cases,
✅Probable case and
✅Laboratory confirmed cases of #EbolaVirusDisease

🔗 https://ncdc.gov.ng/themes/common/docs/protocols/288_1630509239.pdf

The risk of importation of the #EbolaVirusDisease into Nigeria is HIGH.

Healthcare workers & the general public are urged to maintain a high index of suspicion.

📜Read our public health advisory for measures to prevent the importation of #EVD:
https://ncdc.gov.ng/news/423/public-health-advisory-following-declaration-of-ebola-virus-disease-outbreak-in-uganda

#NCDCUpdate

We have published an #EbolaVirusDisease care kit for incoming travellers from a country with ongoing transmission of #Ebola.

The care kit includes guides to monitor your temperature and symptoms.

Download & share via
https://ncdc.gov.ng/themes/common/docs/protocols/300_1669297182.pdf

#StaySafeStayHealthy

Common Viral Haemorrhagic Fevers #VHFs include #LassaFever, #EbolaVirusDisease, #YellowFever, #DengueFever, #MarburgFever and #CrimeanCongoHaemorrhagicFever.

What are the #InfectionPreventionandControl practices that need to be in place in the management of VHFs?

🔗Download our National Guideline on #IPC for #VHF
https://ncdc.gov.ng/themes/common/docs/protocols/111_1579986179.pdf