Nigeria's Health Minister, Professor Onyebuchi Chukwu says the country has recorded
another death from the Ebola Virus Disease this time in Port- Harcourt Rivers
state, South -South Nigeira.
Addressing
newsmen today in Abuja, Professor Chukwu said the case was recorded as a result
of a primary contact of the late Patrick Sawyer who evaded surveillance and
traveled to Port-Harcourt.
According
to the minister, the contact after experiencing some symptoms went for
treatment following which he was cured.
The
same was however not the case for the doctor who treated him as he got infected
and has since died.
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| PROF. ONYEBUCHI CHUKWU |
Professor
Chukwu said the wife of the doctor has been quarantined and 70 other contacts
have since been traced and placed under surveillance in Port Harcourt.
The
Minister appealed to residents to contacts under surveillance to abide by the
advice given to them by the stressing that the Incidence Management Team is
already on ground.
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