Ebola: Lagos Says 10 Secondary Contacts Listed

The Lagos State Government says additional 10 people have been listed
as contacts in the tracing of primary and secondary contacts being
done by the state government.

The Lagos Commissioner for Health, Dr. Jide Idris,said the additional
10 cases had brought the number of contacts that had been traced to
321.

Idris said two more patients infected with the Ebola virus disease had
survived the disease and had been discharged after being treated at
the isolation centre.

The commissioner, who spoke on Tuesday at Alausa, Ikeja, however,
added that of the 321 traced contacts, 159 had been cleared and
discharged on completion of the 21-day surveillance and follow-up.

He said, "A total of 321 contacts have been traced. Additional 10
contacts were listed yesterday (Monday). But 159 of these contacts had
been cleared and discharged on completion of the 21-day surveillance
and follow-up.

"Psycho-social coun-selling is ongoing for contacts as well as the
families of the confirmed cases in general. Lagosians who suspected
they had traces of the disease should report themselves or call the
Ebola-free toll line as appropriate processes would be followed, which
included having trained personnel performed screening at their
locations."

Idris explaned that the new survivors comprised a medical doctor and a
nurse, adding that seven Nigerians infected with the EVD had survived.

He said five people died, including the index case, late Patrick
Sawyer, stressing that only one confirmed case of Ebola is now at the
isolation centre.

"Ebola infection is not a dead sentence. This has been buttresses by
the recovery of seven confirmed cases here in Lagos. The survivors are
being re-integrated successfully with their families and communities.
The common thread among the recovered cases is their early
presentation for supportive treatment," he said.