Nigeria MOH Summary of confirmed Ebola cases

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This is consistent with my list from the media reports, but is only the confirmed cases:

http://www.health.gov.ng/index.php/...geria-by-minister-of-health-as-at-sept-1-2014

Updated Summary of EVD Status of Nigeria, by Minister of Health‏ as at Sept. 1 2014

Minister of Health Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu makes correction/clarification in his opening speech at the Emergency National Council on Health Meeting at the Barcelona Hotel, Abuja, today



? Total number of confirmed EVD cases in Nigeria = 17 ( including the index case).

? Total number managed in Lagos= 14.

? Number successfully managed in Lagos and discharged= 7

? Number of deaths in Lagos = 5

? Number presently on treatment in isolation in Lagos = 2

? Number of death in Port Harcourt (did not benefit from standard management) = 1( a doctor who treated a secondary contact of Sawyer's)

? Number of patients under treatment in PH = 1

? Number of patient that was 'treated' in PH (no stand treatment) and fully recovered = 1

Total number of survivors in Nigeria(as of today) =11;

? Total number of deaths in Nigeria (as of today) = 6.

 

[TMI]

Re: Nigeria MOH Summary of confirmed Ebola cases

Are their numbers off?

2 new cases in Port Harcourt for a total of 4.



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Also, the Federal Ministry of Health confirmed two new cases of Ebola in Port Harcourt yesterday. This brings total number of Ebola cases in Nigeria to 18; Of these, four are in Port Harcourt.

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http://allafrica.com/stories/201409030326.html

 

[Gemineye]

Re: Nigeria MOH Summary of confirmed Ebola cases

IMHO, and as I have said before in this forum, one should take whatever the Nigeria Federal Ministry of Health says with a rather large grain of salt.