News: FG alerts Nigerians on outbreak of Ebola fever | Cardinal Points. The Federal Government has raised an alert urging Nigerians to take measures to avoid being infected by a deadly virus (Ebola) currently ravaging neighbouring countries like Congo, Guinea and Sudan. Although the Federal Ministry of Health asserted that it had adequate expertise to curb the spread of the virus, it however warned the members of the public to avoid places where the diseases are prone. The ministry noted that all health institutions across the country have been put on red alert over a possible outbreak of the deadly air-borne disease. Ebola is a deadly haemorrhagic fever, which first occured in 1976 in two simultaneous outbreaks in Congo and Sudan. The outbreak has further spread to Liberia and Sierra Leone, where suspected cases are being investigated. The virus causes a disease in humans, with a case fatality rate ranging from 60 to 90 percent. It is transmitted through close contact with the blood, secretions, organs or other bodily fluids of infected animals. Hunting in forest and pre-forest areas, and eating of bats have been associated with this outbreak.
Posted on: Sat, 29 Mar 2014 07:15:39 +0000
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