The World Health Organisation on Monday
declared that the Ebola Virus Disease had been “pretty much contained”
in Nigeria and Senegal.
A statement by the organisation’s
regional office for Africa said there had been no new confirmed cases in
the two countries since the first case was identified in Senegal on
August 29 and Nigeria’s last case reported on September 8.
“On the whole, the outbreaks in Senegal and Nigeria are pretty much contained,” the global health body said.According to the WHO, there have been 5,833 cases reported in West Africa with 2,833 deaths so far.
Also, a meeting of the International Health Regulations Emergency Committee on Ebola has warned against flight and trade ban on the affected West African countries.
‘Flight cancellations and other travel restrictions continue to isolate affected countries resulting in detrimental economic consequences, and hinder relief and response efforts risking further international spread.’’
Nigeria became part of the deadly EVD on
July 20 when the index case, a Liberian-American, Patrick Sawyer, flew
into Lagos from Liberia.
Sawyer died barely five days in the
country but not before he had infected the consultant who attended to
him at the First Consultant Hospital, Dr. Ameyo Adadevoh, and some other
workers of the hospital.
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