Ebola Outbreak Spreads to 4th West African Country
from AP 25 Jul 2014
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — An Ebola outbreak that has left more than 660 people
dead across West Africa has spread
to the continent's most populous nation after a Liberian man with a high fever
vomited aboard an airplane to Nigeria and then died there, officials said Friday.
The 40-year-old man had recently
lost his sister to Ebola in Liberia,
health officials there said. It was not immediately clear how he managed to
board a flight, but he was moved into an isolation ward upon arrival in Nigeria on
Tuesday and died on Friday.
Nigerian Health Minister Onyebuchi
Chukwu said it was the first case of Ebola to be confirmed in Nigeria since
the current outbreak emerged this year. The disease already has hit Guinea, Liberia
and Sierra Leone.
"All ports of entry into Nigeria, including
airports, seaports and land borders, are placed on red alert," he said.
"Ministry of Health specialists have been positioned in all entry points.
Active surveillance has also been stepped up."
Authorities are investigating
anyone who may have come into contact with the deceased, Chukwu said.
"We have already gotten in
touch with all the passengers," he said. "We are monitoring and
investigating."
Liberia's Chief Medical Officer Bernice Dahn identified the Ebola
victim as a government official with the finance ministry.
"When his sister died, his
workmates were kind of afraid for him to be around," she said. "We
received several calls from workmates on whether it was advisable for him to go
to work."
The man told health officials that
he had not had any physical contact with his sister, and based on his
explanation, he initially was told to report back to work but was advised not
to travel. He later was asked to stay home for 21 days but apparently continued
working.
He flew to Nigeria to
attend an international conference. Blood tests for Ebola returned positive
from the Lagos University Teaching Hospital later Tuesday.
Ebola, one of the world's most
deadly and contagious diseases, has now infected at least 1,093 people in Sierra Leone, Liberia,
Guinea, and now Nigeria,
according to the World Health
Organization.
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