Nigeria minister of health,
Professor Onyebuchi Chukwu announced on Tuesday said that two more patients of
Ebola Virus Disease, a male doctor and a female nurse were discharged on Monday
evening after they were certified free of the disease.
The minister thus announced that
Nigeria only has only one confirmed case of EVD, a secondary contact of Patrick
Sawyer’s and spouse of one of the physicians who participated in the management
of the index case left under treatment.
Chukwu said the patient is an a
stable condition, but still on treatment at the Isolation ward in Lagos.
The minister who announced this at a
press briefing in Abuja noted that Tuesday marked the 38th day since the EVD
was imported into Nigeria by a Liberian-American.
He added that Nigeria has had 13
cases of EVD including the index case since the disease was imported into the
country.
Of the 13, according to him, five,
including the index case unfortunately did not survive the disease and are now
late.
“However, seven of the infected
persons were successfully managed at the Isolation ward in Lagos and have been
discharged home.
The minister also disclosed that 129
people who had contact with people who had direct contact with Patrick Sawyer
(the Liberian-American who brought the disease into the country) under
surveillance for Ebola had been found not to have the deadly virus.
“The 129 people under surveillance
have completed the 21 days incubation period of the disease without developing
symptoms. However, there are still 128 secondary contacts under surveillance,”
Chukwu said.
“So far, all the reported cases of
the EVD in Nigeria have their root in the index case, the late Mr. Patrick
Sawyer.
“This is an indication that, thus
far, Nigeria has contained the disease outbreak,” said the minister.
Chukwu however reassure Nigerians
and the global community that the Government shall will remain vigilant and will
not relent as it continues to work with her partners to ensure that the disease
is kept out of the country.
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