In a very sad development, Minister of Health, Dr. Onyebuchi Chukwu, on Monday explained that the medical doctor who carried out treatment on the late Patrick Sawyer, who died of Ebola virus on July 25, has exhibited symptoms of the deadly disease.
He said
Earlier on last week, two people who had symptoms were tested and they were negative but they were other whose samples have been taken and among them, the second case is one of them and it has been proven to be Ebola Virus Disease.“By the weekend, there were others who also participated in attending to that particular patient and these other newer people who did not have symptoms at the time we addressed you developed symptoms over the weekend and as at today, we have the test of those health personnel who have now become Ebola Positive and it’s being treated as such.“So, if we are keeping records, this is now the second case of Ebola Virus Disease in Nigeria and this new case is one of the doctors who attended to the patient who imported the disease into Nigeria.“As I speak also, three others who participated in that treatment who are currently symptomatic had their samples taken and hopefully by the end of today, we will have the result of their own test.
“So, two cases so far. One is dead and one is alive and he is being managed as a case of Ebola Virus Disease. The other issue now is that by the end of today, 8 of those who have had contacts underquarantine. So far, we have 70 persons on surveillance. By this afternoon, we should have the result of them under quarantine and anybody that becomes symptomatic are immediately quarantined. They are using the isolation ward as provided by the Lagos state government for the purpose of treating the disease.
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