{"id":29791,"date":"2014-08-04T14:07:37","date_gmt":"2014-08-04T13:07:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=29791"},"modified":"2014-08-04T14:07:37","modified_gmt":"2014-08-04T13:07:37","slug":"lagos-doctor-contracts-ebola","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/lagos-doctor-contracts-ebola\/","title":{"rendered":"Lagos doctor \u2018contracts\u2019 Ebola"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"color: #262626;\">One of the doctors in Lagos who attended to Liberian Patrick Sawyer \u2013 the man credited with bringing Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) to Nigeria \u2013 has contracted the virus.<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #262626;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #262626;\">According to minister of health, Professor Onyebuchi Chukwu, who confirmed the report, two other people under quarantine have developed symptoms of the virus \u201cbut it is not certain yet if they have the disease\u201d.<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #262626;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #262626;\">The minister added that out of the 70 persons established to have had contact with the late Liberian, 8 persons were now being quarantined.<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #262626;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #262626;\">Chukwu also revealed the plans of the federal government to constitute a team to find the cure for Ebola.<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #262626;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #262626;\">\u00a0A member of the team, he said, is professor of pharmacognosy and former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Maurice iwu.<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #262626;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #262626;\">But he could not confirm reports that a corpse brought into the country from Liberia had the deadly virus. \u201cSamples have been taken from the corpse and the result would be available today,\u201d he said.<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #262626;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #262626;\">Source: The Cable<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the doctors in Lagos who attended to Liberian Patrick Sawyer \u2013 the man credited with bringing Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) to Nigeria \u2013 has contracted the virus. 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