Photo: Premium TimesFederal Airports Authority of Nigeria has beefed up surveillance at the nation's airports following the outbreak of Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo (file photo). The Management of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has assured Nigerians of adequate surveillance at the nation's airports following the outbreak of Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo. "There are sanitisers at our arrivals with the scanning apparatus called Thermal scanners being installed by the Port Health Services. "The port health officials are always at alert and we will also inform them of the need to increase their surveillance. Nigeria experienced the Ebola virus in July, 2014 when a Liberian American, Patrick Sawyer, who had the disease flew from Liberia to the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos and died five days later.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 13, 2017 14:48 UTC