Lagos on alert, no Ebola case reported in the state

Lagos State Health Commissioner Prof. Akin Abayomi said on Sunday that no Ebola case had been detected in the state, following confirmation of an imported Ebola Bundibugyo case in Abuja. Authorities are strengthening disease surveillance and working with Port Health Services and Murtala Muhammed International Airport officials to improve screening and responses to suspected cases. Abayomi outlined symptoms that may appear two to 21 days after exposure and urged anyone who becomes ill after possible exposure or travel to an affected area to seek prompt medical assessment. He also advised regular handwashing, avoiding bodily fluids and sick or dead wild animals, and taking a malaria rapid test before using antimalarial medicines for a fever.