The World Health Organisation has announced that all 62 contacts linked to Nigeria’s imported case of Bundibugyo virus disease have completed 21 days of monitoring without any secondary transmission.
WHO Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus disclosed this in a statement posted on his X handle on Friday.
He congratulated the Nigerian government, health workers and responders for preventing the spread of the virus.
Tedros described the development as a positive milestone in the country’s Ebola response, noting that the contacts linked to the case reported on October 20 had completed the monitoring period with no secondary transmission detected.
He added that the WHO would maintain its support and heightened vigilance as Nigeria enters the second half of the 42-day countdown.
