Lagos State Health Commissioner Confirms Five New Suspected Ebola Cases

Date: 20-08-2014 9:18 pm (9 years ago) | Author: Mister Jay Wonder
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Today, Lagos State Health Commissioner, Jide Idris, disclosed that five new Ebola cases have been suspected in the state. These new cases bring the figure up to eight suspected cases.

"We have recorded eight suspected cases, five of which were brought in yesterday," the commissioner announced. "We have 12 confirmed cases on the whole. Five have died and five have been discharged," he said.

Further, the commissioner stated that there are a number of individuals being monitored for symptoms. "We are currently following up on 213 contacts while 62 have completed the 21-day follow up."

Idris encouraged the public to be on guard and follow instructions from government health officials. "This is a call for vigilance as human transmission is only achieved by physical contact with a person who is acutely and gravely ill from Ebola virus through body fluids such as blood, urine, stool, saliva, Bosom  milk, semen and vomitus," said the health commissioner.

"Burial ceremonies where mourners, including family members, have direct contact with patients who died of Ebola have also played a role in the spread, and direct contact with dead bodies should be minimized at this period," he furthered.

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- orekiata at 20-08-2014 09:51 PM (9 years ago)
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- freeway001 at 20-08-2014 10:13 PM (9 years ago)
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- DrSoba at 20-08-2014 10:34 PM (9 years ago)
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- Wilsonbright at 20-08-2014 10:38 PM (9 years ago)
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No New Ebola Case In Lagos:
Health Minister Debunks Report
1 hour ago
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The Minister of Health, Prof.
Onyebuchi Chukwu, has
dismissed reports that there
are five fresh cases of the Ebola
Virus Disease (EVD) in Lagos.
This was disclosed today, August
20, through his Special Assistant
on Media and Communication,
Dan Nwomeh who advised
Nigerians to disregard any news
of fresh cases of the deadly
disease.
Nwomeh in a series of tweets
advised that any doubtful
information on the outbreak of
EVD should be verified from the
office of the Minister of Health,
adding that the Minister of Health
has the sole authority to
announce confirmed cases of the
disease in Nigeria.
He added that there was no
evidence that discharged
patients can transmit the disease.
See his tweets below:
Minister of Health Prof.
Onyebuchi Chukwu restates
that at present, today, now,
Nigeria has only two
confirmed cases of Ebola
Virus Disease.
— Dan Nwomeh (@
DanNwomeh) August 20,
2014
This clarification follows
reports of 5 new cases in
Lagos State. This should be
disregarded please
— Dan Nwomeh (@
DanNwomeh) August 20,
2014
Any doubtful information on
d outbreak of EVD should be
verified from the office of d
Minister of Health
— Dan Nwomeh (@
DanNwomeh) August 20,
2014
The minister reassures
Nigerians that any new
confirmed case of EVD in
Nigeria will be announced by
his office promptly
— Dan Nwomeh (@
DanNwomeh) August 20,
2014
Related: Ebola: Lagos
Discharges Liberian Man From
Quarantine
Reports surfaced some hours
ago that there are new cases of
the deadly Ebola virus as five
people showing symptoms were
brought to the Yaba Mainland
Hospital in Lagos
and a Liberian was among them.
According to the World Health
Organization data on Ebola, the
virus has killed 1,229 people
since its outbreak in West Africa,
while there are now 2,240
confirmed cases.
Posted: at 20-08-2014 10:38 PM (9 years ago) | Upcoming
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