Background
A traveller from Liberia brought the virus to Lagos. Using an existing polio emergency centre, nearly 900 contacts were traced and the country was declared Ebola-free within three months.
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Ebola in Nigeria
In 2014 Nigeria stopped an imported Ebola outbreak at 20 cases and 8 deaths — a textbook example of rapid contact tracing.
Outbreaks
1
Total cases
20
Deaths
8
CFR
40.0%
Known outbreaks
| Year | Location | Strain | Cases | Deaths | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Lagos | Zaire | 20 | 8 | Ended |
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