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Nigerian Labs Cannot Detect Ebola by prominentpsalm(m): 9:42pm On Sep 21, 2014 |
It is official. No laboratory in Nigeria can effectively diagnose the Ebola virus because there is none that has the requisite infrastructure to culture and manipulate the deadly virus that has been responsible for the death of hundreds of people in countries across West Africa within the last one month . That means samples from any patient suspected to be carrying the disease may have to be taken to the Centre for Disease Control ( CDC) laboratories in Atlanta , United States of America ( USA ) , or to laboratories in Dakar, Senegal for confirmation. This disclosure came even as renowned virologist and President, Nigerian Academy of Science ( NAS) , Professor Oyewale Tomori, in an interview with Sunday Independent stated that “ antibodies that were similar to that of Ebola virus were discovered in a sera (body fluid ) samples of a patient in Nigeria in 1988. ” A confirmation of Nigeria’ s inability to handle the diagnosis of the Ebola virus in humans came from the Registrar of the Medical Laboratory Council of Nigeria ( MLCN ), Professor Anthony Emeribe, in an interview with Sunday IndependentS Speaking at the weekend, Emeribe said, “Agreed , Nigeria has the capacity (personnel and space) that can detect Ebola virus. There is , however , no laboratory in Nigeria that has the safety levels needed for the diagnosis of the virus .” According to the MLCN Registrar, the most advanced laboratories in Nigeria that can handle similar cases have a maximum Level 3 Biosafety level as against Level 4, which is the basic for Ebola Virus culturing and manipulation. |
Re: Nigerian Labs Cannot Detect Ebola by omophunky(m): 9:45pm On Sep 21, 2014 |
Can't believe this |
Re: Nigerian Labs Cannot Detect Ebola by cutieberie1(f): 10:08pm On Sep 21, 2014 |
seriously cnt imagine..after all d praises dey received for controllin ebola cases.hw did they do it |
Re: Nigerian Labs Cannot Detect Ebola by Nobody: 10:08pm On Sep 21, 2014 |
No laboratory in Nigeria can diagnose ebola, and a host of diseases. |
Re: Nigerian Labs Cannot Detect Ebola by shegxi(m): 10:19pm On Sep 21, 2014 |
Dats d sad reality!!! |
Re: Nigerian Labs Cannot Detect Ebola by Avril83: 11:13pm On Sep 21, 2014 |
There are CDC officials in nigeria and there will definitely be means of testing for the virus now as put in place by CDC and WHO after patrick slayer's case. I can remember that after the ebola test that was conducted at LUTH for patrick slayer indicated positive for ebola, his blood sample had to be sent to senegal for a confirmatory test which also came back positive. Now samples don't have to be sent for test in senegal as evident from the subsequent cases after the slayer case so no cause for alarm. We will not hear of Ebola again in this country by God's grace. 1 Like |
Re: Nigerian Labs Cannot Detect Ebola by phreakabit(m): 6:16am On Sep 22, 2014 |
Avril83: There are CDC officials in nigeria and there will definitely be means of testing for the virus now as put in place by CDC and WHO after patrick slayer's case. I can remember that after the ebola test that was conducted at LUTH for patrick slayer indicated positive for ebola, his blood sample had to be sent to senegal for a confirmatory test which also came back positive. Now samples don't have to be sent for test in senegal as evident from the subsequent cases after the slayer case so no cause for alarm. We will not hear of Ebola again in this country by God's grace.Abeg tell d guy dunno if he was asleep when things were happening. There are 2 labs ( LUTH and Reedemers) capable of conducting credible tests. |
Re: Nigerian Labs Cannot Detect Ebola by Nobody: 8:01am On Sep 22, 2014 |
Maybe no lab can carry out full diagnosis in Nigeria, but I believe there is a way they've been detecting the virus so far. Unless this guy is tying to tell us all the negatives might actually be positive and the positives might be negative. God dey sha. |
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