After Patient’s Evacuation, Is Nigeria Ebola-Free? WHO Clarifies

Nigeria currently has no confirmed Ebola cases following the evacuation of the index patient to Switzerland, but the WHO has not declared the country Ebola-free. Health officials are monitoring 52 people who may have been exposed to the virus. Under the International Health Regulations, a 42-day period must follow the last confirmed case testing negative twice, or the evacuation of the confirmed case in this situation. Health Minister Muhammad Ali Pate said the patient was stable and conscious before her transfer, while cautioning that her clinical improvement did not necessarily mean she was no longer infectious.