NIGERIA TIGHTENS BORDER CONTROL TO FEND OFF EBOLA Nigeria has procured vehicles to beef up patrols at the nations borders in an attempt to fend off further spread of Ebola virus, officials said on Saturday. Minister of State for Health Khalliru Alhassan told a news conference in northern state of Sokoto that the government has formed a specialized rapid response team to effectively deal with the epidemic. The team is comprised of doctors, medical laboratory scientists and other professionals, and also includes experts from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) of the United States and Medicins Sans Frontiers, an international humanitarian organization. According to the minister, a total of 13 cases of Ebola disease have been confirmed in Nigeria. Seven have been discharged, while others, including the importer of the virus, a Liberian, died. Meanwhile, over 400 people are still under watch. Since earlier this year, the Ebola epidemic has spread to five West African countries, namely Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Senegal, and claimed over 1,500 lives in the region.
Posted on: Sun, 31 Aug 2014 18:59:52 +0000
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