The Kogi State Ministry of Health has urged residents to stay calm however vigilant following reviews of an Ebola outbreak within the neighbouring Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.
The ministry, in a public well being advisory on the Ebola virus, known as on residents to watch preventive measures and stay alert to potential signs of the illness.
The advisory, issued and signed by the Commissioner for Health and Coordinating Commissioner for Health, Dr Abdulazeez Adams Adeiza, burdened the significance of non-public hygiene and adherence to public well being pointers to forestall the potential unfold of the virus.
Adeiza urged residents to practise common hand hygiene and keep away from direct contact with physique fluids, notably the place there are issues about potential publicity to the virus.
He additionally suggested residents to be careful for signs related to Ebola, together with fever, extreme weak spot, headache, vomiting and diarrhoea.
The commissioner urged anybody who suspected potential publicity to the virus to report instantly to the suitable well being authorities, whereas people experiencing signs had been suggested to keep away from shut contact with others and search immediate medical consideration.
He additional known as on residents to cooperate with public well being officers concerned in surveillance, investigations and contact-tracing actions to assist efforts to forestall the unfold of the illness.
Adeiza cautioned in opposition to spreading unverified data and stigmatising suspected circumstances, urging residents to depend on credible sources for updates and observe official well being advisories.
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