the release of the 8th Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) survivor in Nigeria,
adding that 18 cases have been recorded so far.
The Minister, briefing journalists after the Federal Executive Council
meeting, said, "The total number of confirmed cases of Ebola Virus
Disease in Nigeria is now 18.
"The 18th confirmed case is the sister of the late Port Harcourt
doctor," he said, adding that "the total number of cases successfully
managed and discharged is now eight."
Prof Chukwu also stated that the last case to be discharged, the first
secondary contact to be diagnosed and a spouse of a primary contact of
the index case, went home from the isolation ward in Lagos on Tuesday,
confirming the 9th survivor as "the ECOWAS Commission official who
jumped surveillance in Lagos and travelled to Port Harcourt".
The Minister also confirmed that the total number of deaths from Ebola
Virus Disease in Nigeria was seven.
"One, the index case, occurred in a private hospital in Lagos, four in
the Lagos isolation ward, one in the Port Harcourt isolation ward (the
female patient who was on admission in the same hospital where the
late Port Harcourt doctor was also admitted), while another one (1)
was the doctor who was infected by the ECOWAS Commission official in
Port Harcourt and who did not come under the care and management of
the Incident Management Committee", he said.
He added that two EVD patients were currently under treatment in the
Lagos and Port Harcourt isolation wards.
"Total number of contacts currently under surveillance in Lagos is 41,
while Port Harcourt has 255.
"Total number of contacts discharged in Lagos after they were observed
for 21 days is 320", he said.
The Minister also debunked rumours of EVD cases outside Lagos and Port
Harcourt and debunked rumours that the body of the late Port Harcourt
doctor was transported to Edo or Delta State, insisting that the body
has been decontaminated and would be interred in Port Harcourt.
Meanwhile, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has partnered with the
Rivers State Government to contain the spread of EVD in the state.
In a briefing with journalists at the Rivers State Ministry of Health
in Port Harcourt, the WHO Country Representative, Mr Rui Vaz, said
that WHO was bringing to bear in the fight against the disease, the
expert training, assistance and logistical support to achieve
containment and to ensure control in the Port Harcourt entry into the
state.
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