Ebola virus

Lagos State Government today revealed that they have
been quarantined by the helath department after being exposed
to the late Patrick Sawyer, the Liberian citizen that passed
away in Lagos due to the Ebola virus.
The Lagos State health commissioner, Dr. Jide Idris, revealed
this today during a press briefing with journalists. At the
meeting, officials of the Federal Ministry of Health were also
present.
Idris went on and stated that the quarantine was to make sure
that the virus is controlled and doesn’t spread to other residents
of the large state.
He said: “So far a total of 59 contacts have been registered
consisting 44 hospital contacts, 38 healthcare workers and six
laboratory staff.
Others are 15 airport contacts comprising three Economic
Communities of West African States (ECOWAS) staff-driver,
Liaison, and Protocol officer, Nigerian Ambassador to Liberia,
two nursing staff and five airport passenger handlers.
“As of the time of this report, 20 contacts had been physically
screened of which 50 percent type one contact and 50 percent
had type two contacts.”
He also said that the manifest of the Asky Airline Flight No KP50
that brought the victim into the country is still unknown by the
airline therefore the precise number of passengers is still at
large.
The Ebola virus has been since last year killing people in
Western Africa and ECOWAS have been looking for a way to limit
the spread, this is the first time it has been reported in Nigeria
since the outbreak.