Wednesday, September 10, 2014
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The authorities of
Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife have said one of its female student is
suspected to be a secondary contact of Ebola.
This was contained in a
statement by the Public Relations of the university, Mr. Biodun Olarewaju late
on Tuesday.
He explained that the
suspected student has been evacuated to Lagos for proper attention.
It said, “A female
student of the OAU, Ile-Ife who is suspected to be a secondary contact of the Ebola
Virus Disease in Port-Harcourt, presented sick at the University Health Centre.
“After a clinical
assessment by the Ebola Surveillance Preparedness and Response Committee of the
University, the authorities thereafter contacted the State Ministry of Health,
the Federal Ministry of Health and the World Health Organisation(WHO).
“The female suspected
secondary Ebola contact has since been evacuated to the appropriate facility in
Lagos for further investigations to confirm her status.”
While emphasising that
the student illness was not a confirmed Ebola case, Olarewaju said appropriate
preventive and protective measures have been taken.
He added, “In the
meantime, the National team and the World Health Organisation team on Ebola
Control have promptly decontaminated the University Health Centre despite the
fact that the case is yet to be confirmed.
“The University
authorities wish to emphasise the fact that the case is not a confirmed case of
Ebola Virus Disease and therefore request all members of the University
Community to remain calm as the situation is fully under control.”
Source: The Punch
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