The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed that two suspected Ebola Virus Disease cases identified in Yola, Adamawa State, tested negative following two rounds of laboratory testing.
The NCDC Director-General, Jide Idris, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday, saying the agency was working with the Adamawa State Government to investigate the reported cases.
According to Idris, the report was received in the early hours of October 30 after two individuals developed symptoms suggestive of Ebola.
He said the individuals were immediately isolated, while samples were collected for testing and appropriate public health measures initiated.
Idris confirmed that both rounds of laboratory testing returned negative results, stressing that there was currently no laboratory-confirmed Ebola case in Adamawa State.
