Ebola: 7-Month-Old Shows Symptoms In North - Central Nigerian State
A seven-month-old baby, in Ilorin, on Wednesday, showed symptoms related to Ebola virus disease. Speaking with journalists in Ilorin, on...
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A seven-month-old baby, in Ilorin, on Wednesday, showed symptoms related to Ebola virus disease.
Speaking with journalists in Ilorin, on Thursday, the state chairman of the committee on control of Ebola disease, Professor Sunday Opabola, who said there was no confirmed case of the disease in the state as being speculated, said tests carried out on the baby had already been taken to two centres in Lagos.
The state government also said the suspect had been taken to one of the quarantine centres set up in the state, while it allayed fear of outbreak of the disease in the state.
Professor Opabola said the result of the tests were expected to be out today, adding that Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed had ordered for test equipment to be installed at the state Advanced Diagnostic Centre in Ilorin.
Opabola, who said that government had commenced trace contact, added that it was carrying out the measure with the use of standards recommended by the World Heath Organisation (WHO), to ensure the state is safe.
According to him, the baby was found with symptoms not exclusive to Ebola disease, but also had to do with those of Lassa fever, cholera, malaria and some others.
He explained that the baby was brought to Ilorin by his parents who had come to the town for a visit from Ibadan, after one of those taking care of him had returned to Ibadan from Lagos.
He said the baby initially came up with symptoms of malaria and was being treated for about two days without improvement, before his mother was advised to take him to a private pediatric specialist hospital in Ilorin.
Opabola disclosed that the pediatrician medical director carried out a clinical assessment on the patient and discovered Ebola-like symptoms.
He said though it was not yet established that the baby’s case was Ebola, the government was taking proactive measures to keep the people safe.
Source: Tribune
Speaking with journalists in Ilorin, on Thursday, the state chairman of the committee on control of Ebola disease, Professor Sunday Opabola, who said there was no confirmed case of the disease in the state as being speculated, said tests carried out on the baby had already been taken to two centres in Lagos.
The state government also said the suspect had been taken to one of the quarantine centres set up in the state, while it allayed fear of outbreak of the disease in the state.
Professor Opabola said the result of the tests were expected to be out today, adding that Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed had ordered for test equipment to be installed at the state Advanced Diagnostic Centre in Ilorin.
Opabola, who said that government had commenced trace contact, added that it was carrying out the measure with the use of standards recommended by the World Heath Organisation (WHO), to ensure the state is safe.
According to him, the baby was found with symptoms not exclusive to Ebola disease, but also had to do with those of Lassa fever, cholera, malaria and some others.
He explained that the baby was brought to Ilorin by his parents who had come to the town for a visit from Ibadan, after one of those taking care of him had returned to Ibadan from Lagos.
He said the baby initially came up with symptoms of malaria and was being treated for about two days without improvement, before his mother was advised to take him to a private pediatric specialist hospital in Ilorin.
Opabola disclosed that the pediatrician medical director carried out a clinical assessment on the patient and discovered Ebola-like symptoms.
He said though it was not yet established that the baby’s case was Ebola, the government was taking proactive measures to keep the people safe.
Source: Tribune
