Reports learned that a sister of a Port Harcourt-based medical doctor, Iyke Enemuo, who recently died from the Ebola virus, fled to Abia State to avoid being quarantined along with others who came into contact with the late doctor. However, one of her siblings, who is also a doctor, forced her to return to the quarantine center in Port Harcourt, the capital of Rivers State.
The woman helped care for her doctor brother as he suffered from the debilitating disease caused by the Ebola virus. Dr. Enemuo had contracted the virus when he was secretly treating a staff of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) who, in turn, had had contact with Patrick Sawyer, the Liberian-American who initially brought the disease into Nigeria.
Reports says that the ECOWAS diplomat who had had contact with Mr. Sawyer flew to Port Harcourt the same day the Liberian American died, and met up with Dr. Enemuo. Apparently aware of the deadly nature of the disease afflicting the diplomat, Dr. Enemuo opted to treat him secretly at a local hotel.
After recovering, the ECOWAS staff flew back to Lagos to seek clearance to travel out of Nigeria. Quarantined and checked for Ebola in Lagos, he was found to be free of the virus. However, a few days after he left Port Harcourt, Dr. Enemuo took ill and was hospitalized at Good Health Hospital in Port Harcourt where he died of the disease.
The hospital has been closed down, and close to 70 people immediately quarantined by Nigerian health officials. However, as at last night, more than 200 people who had been in contact with Dr. Enemuo and the ECOWAS diplomat had been quarantined as well. Dr. Enemuo’s wife recently took ill.
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Posted: at 29-08-2014 09:34 PM (9 years ago) | Addicted Hero
paulohking at 29-08-2014 09:41 PM (9 years ago) (m)
chaiiiiii!!!
Posted: at 29-08-2014 09:41 PM (9 years ago) | Hero
No wonder the illness is SPREADING. Look at what they are wearing in the photo. Short sleeved shirt, flip-flops (commonly called bathroom slippers) and what looks like a security outfit. The "medic" has on an ordinary theatre gown? Not one of them is wearing any PROTECTIVE cloghing and we WONDER why the illness is spreading!
Who said "disease no dey kill black man?"
It is NOW!
Posted: at 30-08-2014 06:25 AM (9 years ago) | Gistmaniac
Slimchery at 30-08-2014 10:18 PM (9 years ago) (m)
When would the white people stop fooling us and when will Africans go out of this foolish believe or when will African be themselves? I read News today that Ebola have spread to 5 Nations and all is Africa, those 2 Americans and the Spanish man are not human or what they contacted was not Ebola, Africans should wake up, this was how Muammar Gaddafi was betray and sold to this same traitor that rule us and our economy, They`ve rule our father`s as slave and now they are ruling us as captives but we are thinking to be free when we are not, Wake up Africans ,,,,..
Posted: at 30-08-2014 10:18 PM (9 years ago) | Gistmaniac