August 20, 2014 – Nigeria’s Minister of Health Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu has said that the country has only two confirmed cases of Ebola Virus Disease(EVD) and that there are no fresh cases of the disease as reported in the media.
No New Confirmed Case of Ebola Virus Disease in Nigeria – Minister of Health
“This clarification follows media reports of five new cases in Lagos State. This report should be disregarded”, the minister said.
The minister reiterates that any doubtful information on the outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease in Nigeria should be verified from the Office of the Honourable Minister of Health who has the sole authority to announce confirmed cases as far as disease epidemics in Nigeria are concerned.
The minister further reassures the public that any new confirmed case of Ebola Virus Disease will be announced by his office promptly.
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He said that as at 7 pm Wednesday, there is no other confirmed Ebola Virus Disease case in Nigeria outside the two that are currently under treatment at the isolation ward in Lagos.
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