Tag: Ebola
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Test fever patients for Ebola, FG tells health officials
The Federal Government has asked every health official in the country to test every fever patient, showing symptoms of bleeding for the Ebola Virus Disease. The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, said this in a statement by the Director, Media and Public Relations, Mrs. Boade Akinola, on Saturday. The ministry asked all port health…
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‘FG calls for vigilance over Ebola outbreak…’
Minister of Health, Prof Isaac Adewole, has called for heightened vigilance and intensified awareness efforts on symptoms of hemorrhagic fevers following the outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Minister made the call in a statement issued on his behalf on Saturday in Abuja by Mrs Boade Akinola, Director Media and Public…
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Ebola: We’ll step up surveillance in airports to ensure victims are caught – FAAN
The Management of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has assured Nigerians of adequate surveillance at the nation’s airports following the outbreak of Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo. TheNewsGuru.com reports that the World Health Organisation (WHO) had on Friday declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, saying that…
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‘BREAKING: Three dead as Ebola resurfaces…’
An Ebola outbreak has been declared in northeast Democratic Republic of Congo, the World Health Organization said Friday, after the virus caused three deaths in the area since April 22. The WHO said the outbreak affects an equatorial forest region in Bas-Uele province, bordering Central African Republic. The last Ebola outbreak in Congo in 2014…