Nigeria has recorded the first two cases of Ebola Virus Disease in secondary contacts of the index case, the Liberian-American, the health authorities have said.
According to a press statement from the office of the Health Minister, Professor Onyebuchi Chukwu, the two patients are spouses of primary contacts of the Liberian-American who flew the disease into Nigeria. They were among the secondary contacts who have been under surveillance.
“This now brings to four the total number of Ebola Virus Disease patients currently under treatment at the isolation ward,” Chukwu said in the statement.
“This also means that the total number of cases of Ebola Virus Disease so far reported in the country is 14. The number of deaths still remains five, while the number of those successfully managed and discharged also stands at five.”
Chukwu assured that the federal government, working with the Lagos State government and other partners, will continue to maintain vigilance and strengthen containment activities.
They promised not to relent until the last case of the Ebola Virus Disease is seen in Nigeria
