MINISTER of Health, Professor Onyebuchi Chukwu says only one Ebola patient remains in isolation in the country, down from the 13 cases it confirmed since the outbreak of the virus last month..#Health Professor Chukwu, at a press conference, also disclosed that two more people in isolation had tested negative to the deadly virus. The deadly virus was first brought to Nigeria 38 days ago by a Liberian-American, Patrick Sawyer, who later died after health workers who treated him had contracted the virus. Professor Chukwu said so far, Nigeria has had 13 cases, including the index case, adding that five of those infected died, while seven had successfully recovered and been discharged. The health minister announced that two of the nurses who treated Sawyer were discharged at the isolation centre in Lagos, on Monday. He said Nigeria had been able to curtail Ebola in the country, adding that all the 129 people under surveillance had completed the 21-day observation incubation period, with only one of them found to be symptomatic and still being observed.
Posted on: Wed, 27 Aug 2014 16:51:30 +0000
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