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NO EBOLA DISEASE IN NIGERIA BUT DENGUE HAEMORRHAGIC FEVER, SAYS MINISTER
April 01, 2014 16:53
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Abuja, April 1, 2014 (NAN) The Federal Ministry of Health said on Tuesday that laboratory investigation had shown that there was outbreak of Dengue haemorrhagic fever in Nigeria and not Ebola virus as widely reported.
Speaking at a news conference in Abuja, the Minister of State for Health, Dr Khaliru Alhassan, said the alleged outbreak of Ebola disease in the country was false and misplaced.
``As a follow up of a report in a section of the media of an outbreak of Ebola disease in Nigeria, the Federal Ministry of Health wishes to inform the general public that laboratory investigation has revealed that it is not Ebola, but Dengue haemorrhagic fever.
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April 01, 2014 16:53
NAN-HG-11
Abuja, April 1, 2014 (NAN) The Federal Ministry of Health said on Tuesday that laboratory investigation had shown that there was outbreak of Dengue haemorrhagic fever in Nigeria and not Ebola virus as widely reported.
Speaking at a news conference in Abuja, the Minister of State for Health, Dr Khaliru Alhassan, said the alleged outbreak of Ebola disease in the country was false and misplaced.
``As a follow up of a report in a section of the media of an outbreak of Ebola disease in Nigeria, the Federal Ministry of Health wishes to inform the general public that laboratory investigation has revealed that it is not Ebola, but Dengue haemorrhagic fever.
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