Ondo State Government has deployed Health
Personnel and Equipment to Ode Irele following
the outbreak of a strange disease which has led
to the death of 12 persons.
The State Health Commissioner, Dr. Dayo Adeyanju who
made the disclosure while briefing newsmen in Akure said
preliminary investigations show that the yet to be known
disease is not Ebola as it does not manifest any of its
symptoms, but it attacks the central nervous system of
the victims.
He said
government after
getting
information on
the disease
immediately
deployed officials
who took
samples from
victims which has
been sent to
Lagos for laboratory analysis to help understand the
nature of the disease. Adeyanju who warned against
spreading false information on the social media, said
government is on top of the situation, and advised people
in the council area to report any strange illness to the
nearest health facility.
He assured that government is also doing it's
best to contain the disease from further
spreading out of the town while those infected
have been quarantined at the General Hospital,
Irele and other patients moved out from the
facility.
The Health Commissioner also advised the people to avoid
handling dead bodies at this period to help contain
further spread of the disease.

Source: www.nursingworldnigeria.com/2015/04/ode-irele-strange-disease-outbreak-under-control