Zamfara tightens Ebola screening after passenger arrive with 38°C fever
- Zamfara don step up Ebola screening for Gusau airport and major motor parks after one traveller from Saudi Arabia show 38°C fever.
- Health commissioner Nafisa Maradun say dem refer di passenger for further medical check, no be confirmed Ebola case.
- Di move follow Nigeria confirmed Ebola case for FCT on October 20.
Zamfara State don tighten Ebola screening for Gusau airport, major motor parks and other entry points after one passenger wey arrive from Saudi Arabia get body temperature of 38 degrees Celsius.
Di passenger, wey come from Zamfara, dem pick am during screening and refer am for further medical assessment, di state Commissioner for Health, Nafisa Maradun, talk on Friday when she launch passenger screening for di airport.
She talk say dem don post medical teams to di airport and busy motor parks to check travellers and catch possible infections early.
Fever alone no mean say person get Ebola. Di government talk say further medical assessment dey needed to know wetin cause di high temperature, and na why dem refer di passenger.
Why e matter
Di screening follow Nigeria confirmation of one Ebola case for di Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on October 20. States now dey watch their borders and airports more closely to stop di virus from spreading.
Maradun urge people to stay calm, cooperate with health workers and support di surveillance effort.
Di state Ministry of Health don tell public and private hospitals, disease surveillance officers and local government health authorities to stay alert for suspected cases, strengthen screening and report anybody wey get symptoms or history of exposure sharp sharp.
Di government also dey work with di Nigeria Customs Service and di Nigeria Immigration Service to improve checks for entry points. Dem don ask transport operators to report passengers wey look unwell.
According to di commissioner, di measures mean to strengthen early detection, improve coordination among agencies and keep Ebola out of Zamfara.
Wetin go happen next
Dem expect di passenger to undergo further medical assessment to know wetin cause di fever. Screening for di airport and motor parks suppose continue, and dem don put health facilities across di state on alert.
