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A nurse, who was part of the medical team that attended to the late Liberian-American, Patrick Sawyer, who died of Ebola virus in Lagos on July 25, has died of the Virus disease; PUNCH reported.
The Nurse who was not named died on August 5. Her death was announced by Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu, at a news conference in Abuja.
Chukwu also confirmed that five other medical practitioners who participated in the treatment are already infected with the virus.
"Nigeria has now recorded seven confirmed cases of Ebola Virus Disease. The first one was the index case, which is the imported case from Liberia of which the victim is now late.
"Yesterday, 5th August, 2014, the first known Nigerian to die of the EVD was recorded and this was one of the nurses that attended to the Liberian. The other five cases are currently being treated at the Isolation Ward in Lagos.
Also, yesterday, Dr. Tope Ojo, Chairman, Nigerian Medical Association,Lagos State chapter disclosed that the matron of the hospital where Sawyer, was admitted for treatment was showing symptoms of Ebola virus.
#Punch #Ebola #Sawyer
The Nurse who was not named died on August 5. Her death was announced by Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu, at a news conference in Abuja.
Chukwu also confirmed that five other medical practitioners who participated in the treatment are already infected with the virus.
"Nigeria has now recorded seven confirmed cases of Ebola Virus Disease. The first one was the index case, which is the imported case from Liberia of which the victim is now late.
"Yesterday, 5th August, 2014, the first known Nigerian to die of the EVD was recorded and this was one of the nurses that attended to the Liberian. The other five cases are currently being treated at the Isolation Ward in Lagos.
Also, yesterday, Dr. Tope Ojo, Chairman, Nigerian Medical Association,Lagos State chapter disclosed that the matron of the hospital where Sawyer, was admitted for treatment was showing symptoms of Ebola virus.
#Punch #Ebola #Sawyer
