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Ebola: Lagos confirms five fresh suspected cases
Posted by: Miriam Ekene-Okoro and Oyeyemi Gbenga-Mustapha in Featured, News Update 15 mins ago
The Lagos State Government Wednesday revealed that the state has received five additional suspected cases of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD).
The fresh suspected cases were said to have been brought in on Tuesday.
Commissioner for Health, Dr. Jide Idris who disclosed this to journalists on the update on government?s effort to contain the virus, said two of the fresh suspected cases are secondary contacts while the remaining three are primary contacts with the late Liberian, Patrick Sawyer who imported the disease into the country.
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According to the Commissioner, the fresh suspected cases have increased the number of patients in isolation wards from two to six;]adding that one of the suspected cases was a Liberian who was brought into the isolation centre from the Murtala Muhammed International Airport.
Idris however said that the Liberian has since been released, having tested negative to Ebola Virus Disease (EVD).
He said, ?Till date, we have recorded eight suspected cases, five of which were brought in yesterday. We have 12 confirmed cases on the whole out of which five have died and five have been discharged. We are currently following up on 213 contacts while 62 have completed the 21-day follow-up...[/B]
Ebola: Lagos confirms five fresh suspected cases
Posted by: Miriam Ekene-Okoro and Oyeyemi Gbenga-Mustapha in Featured, News Update 15 mins ago
The Lagos State Government Wednesday revealed that the state has received five additional suspected cases of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD).
The fresh suspected cases were said to have been brought in on Tuesday.
Commissioner for Health, Dr. Jide Idris who disclosed this to journalists on the update on government?s effort to contain the virus, said two of the fresh suspected cases are secondary contacts while the remaining three are primary contacts with the late Liberian, Patrick Sawyer who imported the disease into the country.
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According to the Commissioner, the fresh suspected cases have increased the number of patients in isolation wards from two to six;]adding that one of the suspected cases was a Liberian who was brought into the isolation centre from the Murtala Muhammed International Airport.
Idris however said that the Liberian has since been released, having tested negative to Ebola Virus Disease (EVD).
He said, ?Till date, we have recorded eight suspected cases, five of which were brought in yesterday. We have 12 confirmed cases on the whole out of which five have died and five have been discharged. We are currently following up on 213 contacts while 62 have completed the 21-day follow-up...[/B]