Nigerian scientist develops trial Ebola drug, ‘Nano Silver’ for the treatment of Ebola Virus

The Federal Government is to receive Nano Silver
trial drug for the treatment of Ebola Virus Disease
patients, it was learnt.

The drug is from a Nigerian
scientist living in the diaspora. Minister of Health,
Prof.that a Press
Briefing in Abuja said it has been used
experimentally for many things. The drug he said
is getting to today. Besides, he said eleven people
have so far been tested positive to the deadly
disease.

The number included the index, Patrick
Sawyer. The list he noted was increased to eleven
as one of the doctors that treated Sawyer tested
positive for the virus. He also said so far the
country has recorded three dead, which included
Sawyer, the Lagos nurse and the ECOWAS protocol
officer attached to Sawyer.

Prof. Chukwu further
clarified that Ebola is still restricted to Lagos,
refuting the report that the disease has spread to
Enugu.