The deadly Ebola Virus Disease which has killed over over 500 people in West Africa has hit Lagos, the Lagos state government says.

Ebola Virus Disease, EVD, presently, has no cure and is ravaging neighbouring West African countries with many people killed and nations still at risk of the deadly disease.

At a news conference in Alausa, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria on Thursday, Special Adviser to the Governor of Lagos, Dr. Yewande Adeshina, told newsmen that a 40-year old Liberian, working for a West African Organiation in Moronvia, Liberia, who arrived Lagos last Sunday is suspected to have the disease.

She said details of the suspected case were obtained from a private health facility in the state, which she refused to mention, saying that history taken revealed that the 40-year old man had no contact with EVD, did not visit any person with EVD in the hospital and neither did he partake in the burial of any person who died of the disease.

“However, on account of working and living in an endemic region for EVD, and the presentation of non-specific constitutional symptoms and signs (fever, malaise, body aches, vomiting, diarrhea etc) associated with EVD, a high index of suspicion was raised.

“Based on this, blood samples were taken to Virology Reference Laboratory, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, LUTH, on Tuesday. Preliminary results necessitated the confirmation of EVD at a World Health Organisation, WHO Reference Laboratory in Dakar, Senegal which is actively in process,” she said.

According to her, the patient’s condition is considered stale while the health facility had since initiated Universal Safety Precautionary measures to prevent spread of the disease and guaranteed safety of other patients.

Adeshina said the Federal Ministry of Health, including Port Health Services were partners with the state government in areas of contact tracing and other specialised care, urging Lagosians to remain calm and take appropriate measures for the prevention of the disease.

The Special Adviser explained that Ebola virus disease is caused by a virus which natural reservoir of virus is not completely known, stressing that fruit bats have been considered to be the natural host of the virus.

“The virus can be spread through close contact with the blood, body fluids, organ and tissues of infected animals; direct contact with blood, organ or body secretions of an infected person. The transmission of the virus by other animals like monkey and chimpanzee cannot be ruled out,” she said.

Adeshina noted that those at the highest risk of the disease include health-workers; and families or friends of an infected person who could be infected in the course of feeding, holding and caring for them.

She stressed that Ebola virus disease should be suspected in persons who develop bleeding from the body openings like the mouth, nose, rectum and ear; a close contact with a person who is infected; or health worker who had treated either suspected or confirmed infected person.

“Early symptoms of the disease include fever, headache, chills, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, sore throat, backache, and joint pains. Later symptoms include bleeding from the eyes, ears and nose, bleeding from the mouth and rectum, eye swelling, swelling of the genitals and rashes all over the body that often contain blood. It could progress to coma, shock and death,” Adeshina explained.

http://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2014/07/24/ebola-virus-hits-lagos/?

Saw this article on Sahara Reporters few weeks ago warning about a possible outbreak of the ebola virus. I don't think many people took it seriously then, now it's happening. Smh http://saharareporters.com/article/what-nigeria-doing-prevent-outbreak-ebola-virus

O lord I pray it doesn't reach northern Nigeria too,we already have issues of our own kind of Ebola ooo.

He should be deported right away....
Ebola is too deadly.

Abeg o,weve got enof on our plate,we dnt want bonus

How did he get into Nigeria?

otokx: How did he get into Nigeria?

See question
No be dis Nigeria again?

Ewo

it seems to be true.

I'm sorry to say this.
" this is how virus spreads.
That man has to be bundled and deported.
Nigeria hardly deport. But it's time to take a bold step. Else our country will be ruined by just one person. Don't forget to pay him for inconveniences.

They should pack him inside that sack used for corpse and container him back to Senegal sorry Liberia ASAP.

Dbryan: Abeg o,weve got enof on our plate,we dnt want bonus

Boko Haram is enough 'Ebola virus' on its own.
God help this country.

otokx: How did he get into Nigeria?

coming from a full blown graduate like you. hmmm


Bombs killing, arm robbers terrorizing, kidnappers prowling, pastors collecting tithes and offerings, people keep stealing nigeria money, crude oil bunkering blossoming, and now ebola outbreak in the making? God where are you?

Ndiofe should get ready

[size=18pt]@LM.Ayedun

what impudence! if you wanted to create a new thread, you should have done that why changing the topic midway, now seems like we were just talking nonsense before. you posted about a liberian man now its ebola hits lagos. [/size]

suwailad: [size=18pt]@LM.Ayedun

what impudence! if you wanted to create a new thread, you should have done that why changing the topic midway, now seems like we were just talking nonsense before. you posted about a liberian man now its ebola hits lagos. [/size]

Read again, still the same report... gave more detail about the Liberian man.
You should have gone through the report before making this kinda comment.

Omg

QUARANTINE QUICKLY

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Kai eblola virus ke

The man should be isolated before it spread.

This is a joke abi?

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Oya Mods, try to hide this post. All I know is that this link is in congruent with the thread and will educate people more on the topic, and I have violated no rules whatsoever.

You can still go ahead and remove it just like you did to all the links I shared yesterday and earlier today (links that do not violate the laws/dos and dont of nairaland)

I just called my parents and told them to get the phuck outta Nigeria...no questions asked .......There is only one life to live..

ooboy e don end

Abeg deportam ohhhh

Boko Haram and ebola.. we don finish!!

CHOOSE...EBOLA OR AIDS?