Ebola: Late Enemuo Had No Contact with Abia, Says Govt



Abia state government has continued to take proactive measures to keep the dreaded Ebola virus at bay more so as the medical doctor in neighbouring Rivers State, Dr Iyke Sam Enemuo, was reported to have died of the disease. It has also allayed the fears of residents by debunking the rumour being peddled that the late Enemuo, had made contacts with relatives in Aba.

The state commissioner for information and strategy, Mr. Eze Chikamnayo, who briefed journalists at the weekend on the flying rumours, said that the state government has not dropped its guard on the Ebola war. He said that in addition to creating isolation wards in designated hospitals government had set up rapid response team and also acquired personal protection equipment (PPE) for health workers.

“Government has made efforts in this regard, the commissioner for health has procured all the necessary Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) for health care practitioners. We have got some facilities that will, in proactive manner, prepare us in case of unfortunate eventuality, but for now there is no case of Ebola in the state,” he said.
Chikamnayo debunked the rumour making the rounds that the Port Harcourt based late medical practitioner, Dr Iyke Sam Enemuo had visited a relative in Aba before he succumbed to the Ebola Virus disease (EVD) on August 22, 2014.
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