The territory of the Federal Capital (FCT) has issued a public health warning, urging residents to immediately inform any suspicion of ebola cases to the authorities, since this call to action aims to prevent the spread of the disease and guarantee a timely medical intervention.
The Federal Administration of Capital Territory assured residents on Friday that their disease surveillance rises through Abuja and asked residents to remain vigilant and report suspicious cases of ebola virus disease to the right authorities.
The Secretary of the Mandate of Health Services and the Environmental Secretariat, Dr. Addolapo Fasawe, made the call on Friday at Abuja at a press conference, which emphasized that the FCT health system and the Nigerian disease control and prevention center are completely alert and are prepared to respond to any suspicious outbreak.
While speaking, Fasawe also assures the public that the FCT surveillance system is active and effective, saying: “If we were not paying attention, this case would have been slid. Our response was immediate and the protocols worked as expected.
“Our emergency operating system responded promptly. We have standard operational protocols on what to do and how to do it before going to the general public so as not to cause unnecessary panic, which can trigger many situations that will lead to negative purposes, as we have almost arrived now.”
The secretary of the mandate praised the patient for seeking early care, the Nisa Premier hospital, abuja, for increasing the alert, pointing out that such actions were critical to prevent the spread of the disease.
He reminded residents that not all fevers are malaria and urged public and private health centers to inform suspicious symptoms without delay.
“I am also using this opportunity to talk to all private establishments. We know the signs and symptoms of Ebola. I want to say here that each fever is not malaria. We do not have Ebola in Nigeria as we speak. The case we are talking about, samples were taken and that within six hours the results came out, and it is almost easy. However, our protocol does not end.
“Our surveillance system has the right to make the general public know and start taking precautions, start making contact tracking. We get so far as to manifest everyone on that flight. I also want to congratulate the NCDC for working very closely with FCTA,” he noted.
He advised residents to avoid the propagation of not verified information, emphasizing that panic could do more damage than well.
“For any suspicious case, our emergency operating center is active 24 hours. The toll number 6232 is available for individuals, private hospitals and the press.
“We have social networks, we have Instagram and YouTube. We also have the Emergency Operations Center FCT. This protocol is also an effective tool to obtain the required information and disseminate the information.
“Our borders have been strengthened to identify cases. I am advising the general public, report to the nearest general hospital with any symptoms,” he said.
Also speaking, FCT’s epidemiologist, Dr. Lukman Lawal, revealed that after the national and FCT protocols, the response system was immediately activated, the relevant authorities were notified and samples were collected.
He added that the team also began to contact the tracking to track the patient’s movements and identify the people with whom he could have been in contact.
He assured that the FCTA is committed to guaranteeing everyone’s safety and health in the territory.
This occurs in the midst of public concern and speculation after suspects reports of viral hemorrhagic fever in Abuja.
The NCDC also confirmed that two recent suspicious cases of viral hemorrhagic fever in Abuja have tried negative both for Ebola virus disease and for the Marburg virus.
The center added that the tests are ongoing for other hemorrhagic fevers, including the fever of Lassa and Dengue.
Ebola virus disease, previously known as Ebola hemorrhagic fever, is a serious, often mortal disease, caused by Ebola virus, with a mortality rate of 25-90 percent.
People are infected with Ebola through contact with infected live or dead animals (usually after carnage, cooking or food) or by contact with the body fluids of infected humans.
Most cases are caused by the transmission of humans to humans, which occurs when blood, body fluids or secretions (feces, urine, semen) of infected people enter the body of a person through broken skin or mucous membranes.
Ebola symptoms vary, but commonly experienced symptoms include the sudden beginning of fever, intense weakness, muscle pain, headache and throat pain, especially at the beginning of the disease.
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