Ebola Crisis: Two down with fever in Lagos after contact with victim. Read more....

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.
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.
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 the 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.
He added that the Federal Government had
stepped up measures to screen incoming
passengers to Nigeria to identify any traveler with
symptoms through, airport, seaport and border
crossing.
Idris said a deceased body was recently brought
to Nigeria from Liberia, explaining that the
government was investigating if he died from
Ebola.
The commissioner urged residents to collaborate
with government in checking the Ebola threat in
the country by reporting suspected case for
government‘s intervention.
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.