The Nigerian Health Minister, Prof Onyebuchi
Chukwu, has declared in Abuja on Tuesday that only the spouse of a doctor who died
of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), is now being treated at the Isolation centre
in Lagos State.
Chukwu who addressed journalists in company with
his counterpart in the Ministry of Information, Mr. Labaran Maku, said that a
male doctor and a female nurse who were primary contacts of the late Patrick
Sawyer, were discharged on Monday.
He said, “Nigeria has only one confirmed case
of EVD, a secondary contact of Patrick Sawyer, and she is the spouse of one of
the physicians who participated in the management of the index case.
“She is stable but still on treatment at the
isolation ward in Lagos.
“So far, all the reported cases of the EVD in
Nigeria have their root in the index case, the late Sawyer.
“This is an indication that, thus far, Nigeria has
contained the disease outbreak”
He also debunked reports that a younger sister of
the late Dr. Ameyo Adadevor, had been infected with the virus.
He noted that out of 13 confirmed cases so far in
Nigeria, five persons, including the late Sawyer had died while seven had been
successfully managed and discharged.
Chukwu reassured
Nigerians and the global community that Federal Government shall remain
vigilant and continue to work with partners to ensure that the disease is
totally kept out of the country.
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