Liberian man in Lagos being tested for Ebola

BY CHIJIOKE OHUOCHA

LAGOS Fri Jul 25, 2014 2:56am IST

(Reuters) - A Liberian man is being tested for the deadly Ebola virus after he collapsed on arrival at an airport in Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos, a mega-city of 21 million people, the Lagos State Health Ministry said on Thursday.

Ebola has killed 660 people across Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone since it was first diagnosed in the region in February, straining their impoverished healthcare systems.

If confirmed, the case would be the first on record of one of the world's deadliest diseases in Nigeria, Africa's biggest economy and, with 170 million people, its most populous country.

The special adviser on public health to the Lagos state government, Yewande Adeshina, told a news conference the man, who is in his 40s, arrived at Lagos airport from Liberia on Sunday. He was rushed to hospital and put in an isolation ward, she said.

Reuters

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Comment by Tara on July 27, 2014 at 11:44pm: Two Americans infected with deadly Ebola virus in West Africa

Comment by Less Prone on July 27, 2014 at 7:43pm: Do you think the PTB have an antidote developed for themselves?

Comment by DTOM on July 27, 2014 at 7:22pm: Indeed Daniel, how long before it migrates from Nigeria to western nations.

If infected, most victims won't show until 13 - 25 days...not good.

Remember all the freaking out about bird flu, SARS, H1N1 - this IS scary, and I don't want to even think it, but I bet that the PTB will endeavour to milk this opportunity for all its worth.

Why wasn't Brantly wearing full self contained positive airflow hazmat gear? A disposable painters suit and a pair of Uvex goggles doesn't cut it!

Comment by Ragnarok on July 27, 2014 at 4:05pm: US doctor Kent Brantly contracts Ebola as sick government official carries the deadly virus to Nigeria

JULY 27, 2014 4:48PM

A US doctor working with Ebola patients in Liberia has tested positive for the deadly virus, as the outbreak was carried to a fourth country by an airline passenger.

Aid organization Samaritan’s Purse issued a news release Saturday saying Dr. Kent Brantly was being treated at a hospital in Monrovia, the capital.

Brantly had been serving as medical director for the Christian organization’s case management centre there.

The highly contagious virus is one of the world’s most deadly. Photos of Brantly working in Liberia show him in white coveralls made of a synthetic material that he wore for hours a day while treating Ebola patients.

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Comment by Ragnarok on July 27, 2014 at 1:24pm: I wonder when the first case will appear outside the African continent.

Comment by Ragnarok on July 27, 2014 at 1:20pm: Runaway Sierra Leone Ebola patient dies in ambulance

BY UMARU FOFANA

FREETOWN Sun Jul 27, 2014 7:15am EDT

(Reuters) - A Sierra Leone Ebola patient whose family sparked a nationwide hunt when they forcefully removed her from a treatment center and took her to a traditional healer, died in an ambulance on the way to hospital, a health official said.

Health officials say fear and mistrust of health workers in Sierra Leone, where many have more faith in traditional medicine, are hindering efforts to contain an Ebola outbreak which has killed more than 450 people in the country.

Reuters