No New Cases of Ebola Virus Disease in Nigeria. – FG

The Federal Government says there are no new cases of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in Nigeria.

Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Health, Linus Awute, made this known at a press briefing on Friday in Abuja.

Awute said the Ebola scare at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, which resulted in the death of a patient, was not as a result of the Ebola virus disease.

“It has been investigated clinically, also using laboratory tests. The young man was down with symptoms that are similar with that of Ebola. His temperature was 37 degrees. But he had not traveled outside Calabar. His family has a case of chicken pox.
“Our experiences in Ebola containment were used. The blood samples that were collected before his death were taken to Irrua Specialist Hospital in Edo State and necessary tests were conducted to ascertain if he had Lasser Fever or Ebola.”