Fresh Ebola Outbreak In Port Harcourt Confirmed

It would be recalled that yesterday it was unofficially reported that the doctor whose name is yet to be provided died August 22 in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, from the deadly tropical virus.

The top Nigerian health official confirmed August 28 the information:

“This primary contact of Mr. Sawyer’s evaded our surveillance team in the

How Liberian, Patrick Sawyer Knowingly Spread The Disease

According to FrontPage Africa, the last acts of Patrick Sawyer, the Ebola infected Liberian who died in Lagos, might have resulted in the transfer of the virus to innocent health workers.

Mr. Sawyer is said to have had an "indiscipline" encounter with nurses and health workers at the First Consultants Hospital in Obalende where he was being treated.

According to the report, Mr. Sawyer was asked if he had come into contact with anyone who had

Danger: 2 Persons In Contact With Lagos Ebola Victim Develop Fever

In an announcement that would send chills down the spines of many Nigerians, the Lagos State Government today (Friday) said two persons out of those who had contacts with Mr Patrick Sawyer, the Liberian who died of Ebola, had manifested symptoms of fever.

Commissioner for Health, Dr Jide Idris, made this known in Ikeja, Lagos, while addressing newsmen on the update of the country`s first Ebola case.

According to Idris, the two persons were among the 70 contacts being monitored and investigated for any symptoms of the disease by the state government and other partners.