Zika Virus: Federal Government to Conduct Tests on Mosquitoes

The Federal Government of Nigeria has stated that it has put measures in place to ensure that the Zika virus is not transmitted by mosquitoes in the country.

The Director-General of the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, Prof Abdulsalam Nasiru, disclosed that the Federal Government had put in place mechanisms to stop the Zika virus from entering Nigeria.

He said that part of the measures included conducting epidemiological tests on mosquitoes to ensure they do not carry the virus.

According to him, as a follow up, there had been regular monitoring already and that a meeting of stakeholders, comprising experts on public health, among others would be convened on Wednesday in Abuja.