Ebola: Two Guineans, One Nigerian Under Surveilance in Ogun

Ogun State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Olaokun Soyinka, has said that
two Guineans and one Nigerian are now on Ebola virus disease
observation list at Imeko Afon border area of the state.He said this
at Oke Mosan, Abeokuta on Tuesday while briefing journalists on the
preventive measures being taken by the state government.He said these
three travellers who were coming from Guinea last Friday were in the
process of crossing over to Nigeria from one of the border entry
points when they were accosted by the Port Health Services
officials.He said they could not give satisfactory answer to questions
asked on whether they had had contact with patients who had contacted
the virus.

Guinea is one of the countries in West Africa, where the scourge of
EVD is prevalent. He explained that the Port Health Services later
handed them over to the officials of Imeko Afon Local Government.
Soyinka said, "They were basically turned back, because they could not
convince the authorities that they have not been in close contact with
patients who have contacted the virus."They were told that unless they
could convince the authorities that they would have to go back or if
they were to come to Nigeria, we will have to observe them for a
while. So they are still under observation, they are not
quarantined."They agreed to wait while they are being observed to make
sure that they don't have the symptoms."Soyinka said they would be
under observation for 21 days.While he noted that the state was
vulnerable due to many international entry points, he added that the
government was planning to establish isolation centres in all the 20
local government areas.Soyinka, however, advised the residents to
avoid unnecessary physical contacts and public gathering and
travelling to areas where the Ebola epidemic is prevalent among
others.