On the 24th of July the
Lagos State Ministry of Health said a
Liberian man in his 40s is being tested for the deadly Ebola virus in
Lagos.
On July 14th, the Lagos state
government issued an alert to residents of the state over the deadly virus
currently sweeping through some west African countries, including Liberia.
Further details on the outcome of
the test is still being expected. This would be the first recorded case of one
of the world's deadliest diseases in Nigeria.
Special Adviser to the Lagos State Governor on Public Health, Dr Yewande Adeshina said the Liberian man being tested for the Ebola Virus is currently at a private hospital in Obalende, Lagos. She said the man has been isolated and the hospital vicinity cordoned off and that 30 other people are also being tested for possible contact with the deadly virus. Dr Adeshina warned residents to; “keep personal and environmental hygiene” and urged those who notice “strange feeling or symptoms similar to those of Ebola virus, which ranges from fever, headache, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, sore throat and joint pains, which are all symptoms of other ailments, to visit competent health facilities”.
