Nigeria Confirms 19th Ebola Case

The total number of confirmed cases of Ebola virus disease in Nigeria
stands at 19, 15 of which are in Lagos and four in Port Harcourt, and
that's according to the Minister of Health, Professor Onyebuchi
Chukwu.

The 19th case, according to the Minister is the fiancé of one of the
primary contacts with Mr Sawyer who died of the disease.

The test results of the said case were unclear but further tests
established the disease with only mild symptoms which he has since
recovered from.

The Minister added that he was quarantined but because of the initial
nature of his test results, he was not placed on active treatment.

The Minister further revealed that the total number of deaths from the
Ebola virus disease in Nigeria stands at seven, five of which happened
in Lagos and the other two in Port Harcourt, while the total number of
patients who have been successfully managed and discharged stands at
nine.

The latest is the sister of the Port Harcourt doctor who was
discharged from the isolation ward in Rivers State on Sunday .

At the moment only one person, the wife of the Port Harcourt doctor,
is on treatment in the isolation ward in Lagos and the Minister says
she no longer has any symptoms and is undergoing series of tests
preparatory to her discharge from the isolation ward this week.

Regarding contacts currently under surveillance in Lagos, the minister
said that there were 27 contacts still under surveillance while a
total of 339 contacts, who were previously on surveillance, have been
discharged having completed 21 days of observation,.

However, in Port Harcourt, 477 contacts are under surveillance.

The Minister has urged countries around the world to desist from
profiling individuals from countries currently grappling with the
Ebola virus.