19th Ebola Case Confirmed In Nigeria

Fifty days after the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) entered Nigeria, the Federal government Monday confirmed a new case of the disease in the country.

The new case brings to 19, the number of confirmed cases in the country.
The 19th case was said to be the fiancé of one of the primary contacts of Patrick Sawyer, who brought the virus to Nigeria and died of the disease in July.


According to the Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu, the test results were equivocal but further tests established the disease.
“He had only mild symptoms and he has since recovered from the illness. He was quarantined but because of the equivocal test result he was not placed on active treatment,” Chukwu said.