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Ebola: Nigerian Govt Raises Alert, asks people to report suspect

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Fatimah Abdullahi

fed min of health

As report of two death of Ebola Virus Disease filtered into the country from Liberia, Nigeria Government has raised alert across all states, urging the ministries of health and health facilities across the country to report any suspected case to the Federal Ministry of Health.

This was contained in a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday by the Ministry of Health Director of Press, Ayo Adesugba.

The statement reads: “A new case of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) has been reported in Liberia. This means that the country which was certified EVD free by the World Health Organisation (WHO) on May 9, 2015 has witnessed a resurgence of the disease.

“Members of the public are advised to observe basic hygiene and report any suspected case to the nearest health facility.

“It must be noted that the main symptoms of the Ebola Virus Disease are fever, severe headache, abdominal pain, vomiting and diarrhea. Patients in some cases, also have neurological symptoms of becoming confused and restless”.

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