00:00Also, Nigeria has confirmed an important case of Ebola-bundin-bunja virus as health authorities step up efforts to prevent
00:08further transmission.
00:09According to the Federal Ministry of Health, the patient is a woman who recently travelled from Uganda and is currently
00:16in isolation and receiving medical care.
00:20Authorities have identified 44 contacts and are monitoring them for possible signs of infection.
00:25The Nigeria Center for Disease Control and Prevention has activated its emergency response system while the World Health Organization and
00:34its partners are supporting contact tracing, infection, prevention and the provision of protective equipment for health workers.
00:42Nigeria is the fifth country to detect the virus since the outbreak was declared in the Democratic Republic of the
00:49Congo on May 15th.
00:58There has been one imported case of Ebola virus disease in the Federal Capital Territory.
01:08The laboratory confirmation was received today.
01:12The reconfirmation.
01:14That was a initial positive test, but it was reconfirmed.
01:16because we have laboratory capacity to be able to test it.
01:21The patient is a woman who had travel history to Eastern Africa, to Uganda in particular.
