Another Ebola Victim Dies In Port Harcourt
The Nigerian Ministry of Health has announced the death of another Ebola patient in Port Harcourt.
The victim is said to be an elderly woman who contracted the deadly virus while on admission in the same hospital where late Dr Enemoah died.
The Minister's spokesman, Dan Nwomeh made this announcement on twitter, today, September 3.
See tweets below
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The latest death makes it the seventh person who has died from Ebola. Four were healthcare workers who had treated the Liberian, who also died.
Meanwhile wife of the late Port Harcourt doctor, Dr. Iyke Enemuo who contracted the Ebola disease, which claimed the life of her husband has reportedly being relocated to the quarantine centre in Yaba, Lagos where she is being treated.
The late Dr Ike Enemuo who treated an ECOWAS diplomat, Koye Olu-Ibukun, who was already infected with the Ebola Virus Disease died on August 22 in Port Harcourt.
Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu, on Monday, September 1 announced that 271 people suspected to have contracted the Ebola virus were under surveillance in Lagos and Port Harcourt.
There are reports that the ECOWAS diplomat Olu Koye may face manslaughter charges for fleeing to Port Harcourt and spreading the deadly Ebola Virus Disease (EVD).
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The WHO said the Ebola Outbreak is the worst ever while warning on August 28, that more than 20,000 people might be infected and disease spread to other countries.
Source: Legit.ng
