When I flew into Lagos last month – only a few days after Nigeria had confirmed its first case of the Ebola Virus Disease – the city was clearly deep in risk management mode. Government agencies were scrambling to communicate consistent information releases to locals, while international companies were lining up employees at airport departure lounges to fly them to safety. Nearby in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, the situation was even more dire, with border closures and international flight bans in full force.