Iteoluwakiisi was taken to the Obafemi
Awolowo University Health Centre in the
morning of Tuesday, 9/9/2014 for a
medical ritual (to weigh him and record
his developmental progress). We were
turned back by the obvious absence of
the usual smiling-faced nurses that held
postnatal clinics every tuesday. A man,
who seemed surprised to see us, stopped
momentarily beside us, then moves on
with his fumigation exercise.
The whole place was smelling of
fumigant. We turned back before anyone
had the chance to turn us back. A little
later, it was gathered that a patient, who
is also a student of the University, had
been suspected of being infected with
the dreaded Ebola virus. However, that
was just a suspicion whose confirmation
can only be made after the blood of the
patient, which has been sent to Lagos
returns positive. In the meantime, the
patient has been isolated and relevant
medical personnel (EVD team from Lagos)
had been contacted to come pick up the
patient.
What fact is medically available is that
the patient, who is a female and from
port-harcourt was tested positive for
fever; some said chronic malaria.
An account of the patient has it that she,
along with her mother, had visited the
family of the late port-harcourt doctor to
commiserate with them; and while her
mother hugged the spouse of the late
doctor, she carried their baby.
Hmmmmmm…food for thought.

Source: lakunlescrews./2014/09/09/oau-with-suspected-ebola-infection/