Suspected Ebola cases negative as Adamawa establishes 18 border screening points
Adamawa government has established 18 screening points across nine local government areas bordering Cameroon to prevent the possible spread of Ebola.
The government also said the two suspected cases recorded in October tested negative at the National Reference Laboratory.
The state’s epidemiologist, Kadabiyu Jones, disclosed this in an interview on Tuesday in Yola.
Mr Jones said the state had intensified surveillance and trained health workers to ensure effective prevention and response.
”Adamawa has nine LGAs bordering Cameroon, and in each we established at least two screening points to monitor people entering the state.
”We had suspected cases in October and our response team investigated, collected samples and forwarded them to the National Reference Laboratory.
”Thankfully, the results came back negative,” Mr Jones said.
He said the state had activated its surveillance system and intensified monitoring across its international borders.
He said the measure was to ensure early detection and prompt reporting of suspected cases.
He added that surveillance officers had been deployed to the International Airport, Yola, in collaboration with Port Health Services to screen arriving passengers.
He urged residents to remain vigilant and promptly report suspected cases to the nearest health facility.
(NAN)
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