The Lagos
State Government on Friday said two persons out of those who had contacts with
Mr Patrick Sawyer, the dead Liberian Ebola victim had manifested symptoms of
fever. Vanguard reports
The
Commissioner for Health, Dr Jide Idris, made the disclosure when he addressed
newsmen on the update of the country`s first Ebola case in Ikeja.
Idris said
the two persons were among the 70 contacts being monitored and investigated for
any symptoms of the disease by the state government and other partners.Continue..
The
commissioner, who said the two cases were under observation, however stressed
that they did not test positive to the virus.
Idris said
the state government would continue to monitor all contacts with the victims
until the end of the 21 incubation day period of the virus.
“Our Rapid
Response Team is currently tracking all contacts of persons exposed to the dead
passenger with Ebola virus.
“The
contract tracing team is following 70 contacts of the EVD case and linking them
to clinical support when needed.
“Two suspect
cases had fever, they are under observation and so far have tested negative to
the virus.
“The
monitoring of suspect cases will continue until the end of them period of 21
days from their exposure to the victim,’’ he said.
The
commissioner said an emergency operation centre had been activated in Lagos ,by
the state and its partners as part of efforts to check the threat of the virus.
Idris said a
deceased body was recently brought to Nigeria from Liberia, explaining that the
government was investigating if he died from Ebola.
While saying
diseases thrived well in dirty environments ,Idris urged residents to maintain
clean body and environment to reduce the risk of the virus.
Also
speaking. Prof. Abdul Salim Nasidi of the National Disease Control Centre said
noted that though disease had no cure ,it was treatable.
He warned
members of the public against emphasizing that the virus had not cure,saying it
might discourage those with suspected cases from accessing treatment.
While saying
the Federal Government was doing everything to check the threat of the
disease,Nasidi urged citizens not to panic as no fresh case had been discovered
yet in the country
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