The Lagos State Government has confirmed a possible case of Ebola
Virus, which is been currently investigated while treatment is on for
the 40 year old Liberian, who is now a suspect, and a possible 30 others
who may have had contact.
The Special Adviser to the Lagos
State Governor on Public Health, Dr Yewande Adeshina, in a briefing
noted that the 40 year old Liberian is in a private hospital in the
Obalende area of the State.
Dr Adeshina also noted that the hospital housing the Liberian has been cordoned off and the victim isolated.
She
warned residents to “keep personal and environmental hygiene” and urged
those who notice “strange feeling or symptoms similar to those of Ebola
virus, which ranges from fever, headache, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting,
sore throat and joint pains, which are all symptoms of other ailments,
to visit competent health facilities”.
In the absence of such
facilities, she said residents should call the following numbers
08023169485, 08033086660, 08033065303, 08055281442, 08055329229.
Ebola has killed 632 people across Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone since an outbreak began in February.
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Thursday, 24 July 2014
Lagos State Govt confirms possible case of Ebola Virus
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