Dr. Jean Kaseya, director general of the Africa center for disease control and prevention (CDC), has stated that the source of the Ebola virus in Nigeria remains unknown.
Making an appearance on Channels TV’s While the patient did originate from Uganda, Kaseya stated in Thursday’s Morning Brief that the presence of an infection there has not been proven.
We know the woman is from Uganda; however, we do not yet know if the transmission originated in Kampala, Uganda, or some other location. “From what I know now, Uganda has declared the end of the outbreak,” Kaseya said, adding, “I will go back to Uganda to discuss the issue when we have answers to these questions.”
Ghana, Uganda, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo are reportedly in discussions with the Africa CDC to determine the origin of the infection and prevent a diplomatic catastrophe, according to Kaseya.
He shared that the patient was born in Nigeria, currently resides in Abuja, and that she and her husband travelled to the FCT from Uganda on October 3.
The patient was a Nigerian national who had been on business in the eastern DRC before passing through Uganda, according to the Ugandan Ministry of Health. However, just because someone passes through Uganda does not mean that they contracted the infection while there.
On Tuesday, Nigeria acknowledged the matter, as previously reported by Footynaija.
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