Four days after an infected woman arrived in Abuja, the symptoms of Ebola finally showed. By then, she had already moved through the city undetected, with no visible signs of illness at the point of entry.
The Nigerian government has since moved to reassure citizens that containment strategies are in place, responding to the anxiety that naturally follows news of any Ebola case crossing into the country.
The four-day symptom gap is the detail that matters most here. It points to exactly how quietly this virus can travel, and why the conversation around border health protocols is far from over.
Originally published by Premium Times.