The Lagos State Government says the
Nigeria Ambassador to Liberia, Chigozie
Obi-Nnadozie, three staff of the Economic
Community of West African States,
ECOWAS, and 55 others had contact with
the victim of Ebola Virus Disease, EVD,
Patrick Sawyer, who died in Lagos last
Thursday.
Late Patrick Sawyer, diagnosed with EVD
died on Thursday in Lagos
Patrick Sawyer, a 40-year old WASH
Consultant, Finance Ministry in Liberia
was diagnosed with EVD in Lagos last
week after he collapsed at the Murtala
Muhammed Airport, Lagos, Nigeria.
Addressing a World News Conference on
Monday in Lagos, Lagos Commissioner
for Health, Dr. Jide Idris said 59 people
had so far had contact with the Ebola
victim, who arrived in Lagos on Asky
Airline Flight No KP50.
“So far, a total of 59 contacts have been
registered, consisting of 44 Hospital
contacts (38 Healthcare workers and 6
laboratory staff) and 15 Airport contacts,
comprising 3 ECOWAS staff-driver,
Liaison, and Protocol officer, Nigerian
Ambassador to Monrovia, 2 Nursing staff
and 5 Airport passenger handlers.
“As of the time of this report, 20 contacts
had been physically screened of which
50% had type 1 contact and 50% had had
type 2 contact. Airline manifest has not
been provided by the airline at the time of
this report and therefore the precise
number of passenger contacts is yet to be
ascertained, especially as two flights were
involved (Monrovia-Lome and Lome-
Lagos),” he said.
Idris said “preliminary laboratory
investigation conducted by the NCDC AI
virology laboratory of the Lagos
University Teaching Hospital and the
World-Bank Funded African Centre of
Excellence for Genomics of Infectious
Diseases (ACEGID) Redeemers’
University detected viral DNA and in both
blood and urine samples obtained from
the patient were positive for the Pan Filo
virus analysis and Ebola Zaire MGB virus
strain- specific analysis. Samples were
also collected for further confirmation at
the WHO Collaborating laboratory for
Ebola in Dakar.”
He disclosed that an isolation ward has
been designated by the Lagos State
Ministry of Health at the Infectious
Disease Hospital, Yaba for case
management, saying that designation of
three other health facilities is underway.
The commissioner further said that a total
of 100 Personal Protective Equipment
(PPEs) were procured by the Nigeria
Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) an the
Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH) and
distributed to the private hospital and the
State Ministry of Health, while World
Health Organisation (WHO) also donated
250 PPEs to the NCDC/FMOH.
He said in adhering strictly to WHO
guidelines, the body of the deceased
patient was decontaminated using 10%
sodium hypochlorite and cremated, with
the permission of the government of
Liberia as a cremation urn had been
prepared for dispatch to the family,
adding that the vehicle that conveyed the
remains was also fully decontaminated.
Idris explained that the Liberian victim
had arrived at the Murtala Muhammed
International Airport Lagos from
Monrovia via Lome on Asky Airline Flight
No KP50, on his way to Calabar for the
8th ECOWAS Retreat of Heads of Offices
meeting, as a senior ECOWAS official in
Liberia.
“His plane was reported to have had a
brief stop at Accra and Lome, and the
aircraft was changed at Lome. He was also
reported to have fallen ill while on board
and remained very ill on arrival at the
airport in Lagos. He was then assisted by
various airport and ECOWAS protocol
staff to a private hospital named First
Consultant Medical Centre, Obalende, and
Lagos.
“An initial diagnosis of suspected Viral
Haemorrhagic fever was made. He was
admitted and investigations were carried
and supportive treatment was
commenced. The private hospital
immediately notified the State Ministry of
Health who also notified the Federal
Ministry of Health. The patient however
died at about 6.50am on the 25th July
2014,” he explained.
“We can categorically state that as of
today we have only one case of imported
Ebola and one death. No Nigerian is
infected, but all contacts are being actively
followed. We call on all Nigerians to be
calm and not panic and do hereby assure
them that both the State and Federal
Governments and up in arms to ensure
that the virus did not escape and that no
Nigeria is infected with this virus,” Idris
stated.
According to Idris, “the Joint Federal and
State Team on the basis of all experiences
gathered from the response to this
outbreak recommends the following:
Mobilize funding for response activities,
logistics and supplies; train and orientate
health staff on the Ebola outbreak
response Standards Operating
Procedures, supply laboratory diagnostic
supplies or activate the mobile VHF
laboratory, provide adequate Personal
Protective Equipment (PPE); organize
psychosocial support and provide
incentives to health personnel involved in
Ebola outbreak response; design key
messages in the local language and
intensify public enlightenment in the local
languages and involve the community in
response activities.”

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#Nkan beee

I hope this peeps are in quarantine? Cos that was not mentioned in the report.

Yepa!
I no panic but am shaking

May God save his people, atleast let's one thing that our so called leaders are taking seriously, thank you GEJ, oga Fashola, omowe onyebuchi chukwu( health minister) LSG comissioner of health, WHO , Seun and finally Titilayodeji for sharing this info, @ moderator thank you if you finally decide to move this thread to FP where it belongs