The Ogun State Government has monitored 111 persons who arrived from Ebola high-risk countries following the confirmation of a case of the disease in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

The state Commissioner for Health, Dr Tomi Coker, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, adding that all 111 persons had been discharged from follow-up after completing the required surveillance period without further monitoring.

The development followed the Federal Government’s confirmation of an Ebola case in Abuja.

The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, had announced that 44 close contacts of the confirmed case had been identified for contact tracing to prevent further transmission.

The patient, a woman who recently arrived in Nigeria on an international flight from Uganda, was reportedly admitted to a private hospital in the FCT, where she received treatment for several days before the diagnosis was confirmed.

She is currently in isolation and receiving medical care.

Coker said Ogun had intensified its preparedness measures since the Democratic Republic of the Congo declared an Ebola outbreak in March 2026.

She explained that the state’s Public Health Emergency Operations Centre was coordinating surveillance, preparedness and response activities to ensure the prompt identification, reporting and management of suspected cases.

According to her, the government had strengthened the capacity of disease surveillance officers, port health officials, health educators, clinicians and community informants through training on appropriate response procedures.

She added that relevant national guidelines and protocols had been adapted for implementation in the state, while public awareness campaigns and infection prevention measures in healthcare facilities were being intensified.

The commissioner described Ebola as a serious disease capable of causing severe illness and death, noting that its early symptoms could resemble those of common illnesses.

She listed the symptoms to include fever, severe weakness, fatigue, headache, muscle pain, sore throat, vomiting, diarrhoea and abdominal pain. Unexplained bleeding or bruising may also occur in some cases.

Coker said symptoms could develop between two and 21 days after exposure, stressing that the presence of such symptoms did not automatically indicate Ebola infection but required prompt professional assessment, particularly where there was a history of possible exposure or travel to a high-risk area.

She explained that the virus spreads through direct contact with the blood or body fluids of an infected person who has developed symptoms, the body of a person who has died from the disease, or materials contaminated with such fluids.

The commissioner urged residents to remain calm, avoid spreading unverified information and obtain updates only from official public health authorities.

She also advised residents to maintain regular hand hygiene by washing their hands with soap and running water, or using alcohol-based hand sanitiser when soap and water were unavailable.