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Body Of The First Victim Of Ebola Virus In Nigeria Cremated by Akbee(m): 10:40pm On Jul 26, 2014 |
By Sola Ogundipe The body of the first victim of Ebola Virus Disease in Nigeria, who died in Lagos on Friday, has been cremated. Details of the cremation were not available at press time but Sunday Vanguard gathered that the eveny was witnessed by officials of the Lagos State Ministry of Health and the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, led by its Project Director, Professor Abdulsalam Nasidi, among others. The decision to cremate the body of the victim, it was further gathered, may not be unconnected with the deadly nature of the Ebola Virus which is known to be easily transmissible from human to human during handling of corpses of victims. The World Health Organisation recommends that in communities where there is an outbreak of Ebola, appropriate containment measures including burial of the dead should be properly handled. While stating that people who die from Ebola should be promptly and safely buried, WHO? notes that cremation, which is the application of high temperature to reduce bodies to basic chemical components (ashes),? is ideal for safe disposal of bodies of persons who die during outbreaks of highly infectious diseases such as Ebola Virus in order to minimise further transmission. In 2013 the Lagos State Government introduced its Voluntary Cremation Law under which a person may signify interest to be cremated at death or a deceased’s family members who must attain the age of 18 years, can decide to have the corpse cremated. Under the law the state government can also cremate unclaimed corpses in its mortuaries after a period of time and the ashes disposed after a 14-day notice with approval of the Commissioner for Health. |
Re: Body Of The First Victim Of Ebola Virus In Nigeria Cremated by Akbee(m): 10:41pm On Jul 26, 2014 |
Re: Body Of The First Victim Of Ebola Virus In Nigeria Cremated by bbello28(m): 10:47pm On Jul 26, 2014 |
Lobatan I jz hope he didn't infect any1 else... |
Re: Body Of The First Victim Of Ebola Virus In Nigeria Cremated by Mishydoo(m): 10:49pm On Jul 26, 2014 |
Igbo`la virus die By fire...! |
Re: Body Of The First Victim Of Ebola Virus In Nigeria Cremated by Caseless: 11:11pm On Jul 26, 2014 |
Avoid the ashes too! |
Re: Body Of The First Victim Of Ebola Virus In Nigeria Cremated by OkikiOluwa1(m): 11:12pm On Jul 26, 2014 |
Mishydoo: Igbo`la virus die By fire...!You want tribal war missile to crash ya plane? Why are you behaving like a goat? |
Re: Body Of The First Victim Of Ebola Virus In Nigeria Cremated by chiboy11(m): 11:54pm On Jul 26, 2014 |
Bad news naw hapenin in Nigeria left/right n center , na wahh oooo, which day person go drink water put cup for ground self |
Re: Body Of The First Victim Of Ebola Virus In Nigeria Cremated by Akbee(m): 5:44am On Jul 27, 2014 |
posted dis thread before the one on the fp..i wonder what broda seun n his kids are up tp.. |
Re: Body Of The First Victim Of Ebola Virus In Nigeria Cremated by Mishydoo(m): 12:11am On Jul 28, 2014 |
Akbee: posted dis thread before the one on the fp..i wonder what broda seun n his kids are up tp.. Na PDP....! |
Re: Body Of The First Victim Of Ebola Virus In Nigeria Cremated by Akbee(m): 9:33pm On Jul 31, 2014 |
Mishydoo:whatever |
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