- Disease surveillance activities have been aggressively scaled up across all 33 local government areas of Oyo State to identify and isolate any potential health threats immediately.
- State health officials emphasized that neither Oyo State nor Nigeria has recorded any active or suspected case of Ebola Virus Disease, urging the public to remain calm.
- The state has fully activated its Ebola Technical Working Group alongside Rapid Response Teams and specialized laboratories for swift counter-measures if required.
The Oyo State government has officially rolled out comprehensive health safety measures to prevent, detect, and counter any potential penetration of the Ebola Virus Disease.
Eko Hot Blog reports that in a public statement issued on Thursday, June 4, 2026, by the Commissioner for Information, Prince Dotun Oyelade, the state confirmed it is taking proactive steps following recent international outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of Congo and confirmed patient cases in Uganda.
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The Ebola virus, which causes a severe and frequently fatal hemorrhagic illness in humans and primates, is highly contagious and spreads through direct contact with infected blood, body tissues, or bodily fluids.
To safeguard local borders, the State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Oluwaserimi Ajetunmobi, announced that medical surveillance networks have been thoroughly reinforced across all 33 local government councils.
Under the direct mandate of the Governor Seyi Makinde-led administration, all public and private health facilities have been placed on heightened alert.
Furthermore, specialized Disease Surveillance and Notification Officers, medical laboratories, and regional diagnostic teams have been strategically positioned to execute rapid containment operations should an emergency scenario materialize within the territory.
While the Technical Working Group for the virus has been fully operationalized, Dr. Ajetunmobi firmly clarified that there is absolutely no current footprint of the disease within Oyo State or the broader Nigerian federation.
She urged community leaders, traditional rulers, religious clerics, and clinicians to maintain maximum vigilance and immediately flag any individuals presenting severe symptoms such as sudden onset of high fever, extreme fatigue, vomiting, diarrhea, or unexplained bleeding.
The state health ministry is currently maintaining a synchronized workflow with the Federal Ministry of Health, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), and the World Health Organisation (WHO) to ensure robust defenses remain fully funded and operational.
