Browsing: Ebola virus

The man, identified to be from Niger Republic, The Eagle Online learnt, was dropped on Saturday by the gate of the estate by a commercial motorcyclist, popularly called okada, who sped off after doing so

“The State Department ordered the departure from Monrovia of all eligible family members not employed by post in the coming days,” department spokesperson, Marie Harf, said in a statement on Friday

At a joint press briefing on Friday by the state Commissioner for Information and Communication, Barrister Olivie Dazyem; the Commissioner for Health, Dr. Fom Dakwak; and the Commissioner for the Environment, Silvanus Dongtoe, the government denied of receiving any report of an Ebola outbreak in the state.

“Obey the law of your land and it shall be well with you. Obey the law of the land by not crossing the borders of your nation with Ebola virus,” he added

According to message sent via the Blackberry Messenger service, a passenger, who tested positive to the Ebola virus, flew into Abuja on Thursdaynight via one of the country’s airlines

The agency said it has been authorised for use in laboratories designated by the Department of Defence to help respond to the ongoing Ebola outbreak in West Africa

Chan told a summit of regional leaders that failure to contain it could be “catastrophic” in terms of lives lost

Rather, the Lagos State Government said it was a representative of the President of the Economic Community of West African States, Kadre Desire Ouedraogo, who had the contact with the Ebola virus victim

Addressing a joint Ministerial press briefing of the Lagos State Ministry of Health and Federal Ministry of Health on development concerning the disease, the Commissioner for Health, Dr. Jide Idris, affirmed that there has only been one case of imported Ebola resulting in the death of a Liberian diplomat in Lagos

In a statement issued in Geneva, Switzerland, WHO said the latest figures from health ministries in the three countries showed 844 cases, including 518 deaths in the epidemic that began in February

MSF warned that if the governments of West Africa do not take measures to stop this epidemic, the virus would continue to spread unabated

Idris, who disclosed this in a statement in Lagos on Wednesday, also advised health workers to be at alert, wear personal protective equipment, observe universal basic precautions when attending to suspected or confirmed cases, and report same to their Local Government Area or Ministry of Health immediately