Second Lagos Nurse Tests Positive For Ebola — FG

The development came 22 days after the first
first case of the virus was recorded.

The minister explained that the newly married
nurse was among those that had direct contact
with the late Liberian man, Patrick Sawyer,
who imported the disease to Nigeria.
Chukwu also added that the husband of the
nurse was also among the 177 people who had
now been placed under surveillance.

He added that, so far, nine have developed
EVD,thus bringing the total number of cases in
Nigeria to 10.

According to him, two people, that is the
Liberian and the nurse are dead while eight
are alive and currently on treatment.

He also said all those who had primary contact
with Sawyer had been contacted and placed on
either surveillance or quarantined.

The minister also said the infection of the
virus had so far been restricted to Lagos as it
had not spread to other parts of the country