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Another Liberian Certified With Ebola Virus In Lagos by dtito(m): 1:48pm On Aug 21, 2014 |
…It’s not true –Lagos govt Few weeks after a Liberian, Patrick Sawyer, brought the Ebola virus disease (EVD) to Nigeria, another Liberian with the deadly virus has been detected in Lagos. This was disclosed yesterday morning by a Senior Registrar with Orthopaedic Hospital, Igbobi, Lagos, Dr Akindele Akintayo while speaking on a television programme in Lagos. He said the Liberian has been kept at the Infectious Diseases Hospital (IDH) in Lagos. Dr Akintayo said, however that the hospital authorities were yet to confirm if the victim had a contact with the late Mr Sawyer or not. Recall that the Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu on Tuesday announced the death of Dr Ameyo Adadevoh, one of the doctors that treated the late Sawyer at First Consultant Hospital, Lagos. But, the Lagos State Government has denied that another Liberian with the Ebola virus had been discovered in Lagos. The state Commissioner for Health, Dr Jide Idris, while addressing newsmen at Alausa, Ikeja, yesterday, debunked the story, saying no such development occurred. He also confirmed that five fresh suspected cases had come up, saying: “Till date, we have recorded 8 suspected cases, 5 of which came in yesterday, 12 confirmed on the whole, five have died. We are currently following up 213 contacts and 63 have completed the 2-day follow-up.” The commissioner regretted the death of Dr Stella Adadevoh, the Senior Consultant/endocrinologist at First Consultant Hospital, who led the team that attended to and treated Nigeria’s first index case, Liberian Patrick Sawyer. According to him, it was the late Adadevoh, “who took the initiative to intimate the ministry concerning the index case and substantially to her credit the moderate containment achieved is owed. She led the team who attended to the index case. Her doggedness and commitment to duty saw her personally reviewing the case even though the patient had earlier been seen by a doctor. “No doubt, she and the other affected health workers are the heroes and heroines of the day.” He also commiserated with the families, friends and co-workers of all affected persons. Responding to concerns being raised about infected persons who had been discharged after recovering fully from the Ebola virus, Idris said: “I wish to reassure you that the discharge process was in line with the WHO international health regulations and they are still being followed up, “adding that there was no record of persons who had recovered from the virus attack and showed symptoms later. |
Re: Another Liberian Certified With Ebola Virus In Lagos by Caseless: 2:54pm On Aug 21, 2014 |
These former liberian rebels really want to pay Nigeria back for helping to end the war in liberia which was their(the rebels) means of livelihood back then. E no go beta for liberians wey wan harm nigeria. 1 Like |
Re: Another Liberian Certified With Ebola Virus In Lagos by dtito(m): 10:17am On Aug 22, 2014 |
caseless: These former liberian rebels really want to pay Nigeria back for helping to end the war in liberia which was their(the rebels) means of livelihood back then.I swear down |
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