Premiumtimesng: UPDATE: Suspected Kaduna Ebola Case Tests Negative
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HEADLINE
The 19-year old law student of the Ahmadu Bello University
[ABU] suspected to manifest some symptoms of the Ebola
Virus Disease [EVD] has tested negative to the virus.
Authorities of ABU and the Kaduna State Government had
sent the patient’s blood to Lagos for testing after he
reportedly manifested some symptoms associated with
Ebola while on admission at the Ahmadu Bello University
Teaching Hospital [ABUTH].
The state Commissioner For Health, Thot Dogo, had told
PREMIUM TIMES Tuesday night that the result of the test was
being expected on Wednesday afternoon (today).
But Ebola Alert, an authoritative evidence-driven group of
volunteer professionals working on Ebola Virus Disease
interventions in the country, told this newspaper laboratory
test has shown the student does not have the virus.
An official of the group, who simply identified himself as
Ladi, said the test, concluded earlier on Tuesday night, came
out negative.
“Yes, it is true that the result is negative,” Ladi said in
response to an enquiry by PREMIUM TIMES. “Whatever
information Ebola Alert puts out is authentic.”
PREMIUM TIMES had contacted the group after it tweeted on
its handle (@EbolaAlert): “The Kaduna rumour is not #Ebola
after laboratory test.
“Reaching a diagnosis of #Ebola is dependent on a
laboratory test. However close it may be, it is not Ebola until
it is Ebola.”
The Federal Ministry of Health and the Kaduna State
Government are expected to announce the result of the test
later on Wednesday.
The Kaduna Commissioner for Health, Mr. Dogo, had told
PREMIUM TIMES that the student had been on admission at
the hospital for a week.
He said after he “developed rashes with redness of the
eyes”, authorities became suspicious and decided to isolate
him and test him for Ebola.
The state government also provided protective equipment to
medical officers attending to the patient, Mr. Dogo said.
But in a series of tweets Tuesday, Ebola Alert urged doctors
and hospitals to refrain from divulging patients’ information
so as not to stigmatize them while also creating panic in
society.
It reminded Nigerian doctors and hospitals to note that
several other diseases share symptoms with Ebola.
The organization said, “We hope our hospitals will continue
to keep health information of their clients and care givers
confidential especially #SUSPECTED#EBOLA.
“It is equally important to stay professional by not creating
panic in the interest of your staff, patients and country at
large. #Ebola
“Several diseases share symptoms with #Ebola and there
are other viral haemorrhagic fevers.
“In an #EbolaOutbreak, it is challenging for the healthcare
workers to balance between high suspicion and
misdiagnosis. Remain professional.
“It will be hard to have public panic if patients
#health#information is kept confidential as is #ethically
required; even #Ebola patients.
“We hope our colleagues continue to remain professional as
we work on this together. #Ebola#HCW#Nigeria Do not put
patients’ info out there.
“When you wrongly classify an ill person as an
#Ebola patient, we hope you will be around to clean the
stigma caused. #CAUTION
“Reaching a diagnosis of #Ebola is dependent on a
laboratory test. However close it may be, it is not Ebola until
it is Ebola. #CAUTION
“Healthcare is a very responsible and accountable sector.
#Ebola will bring out these leadership attributes out of us.
Let’s lead now

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