Ebola Strike again in Calabar

The accident and emergency ward of the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital has been shut down following an Ebola Virus scare. 

According to feelers, a patient was rushed to the hospital from Akpabuyo Local Government Area of Cross River State on Tuesday and died at about 2pm on Thursday.

Reports from the hospitals showed that the patients manifested symptoms related to the deadly Ebola virus with high body temperature while at the same time was vomiting, stooling and bleeding from nose.

The patient died shortly after samples were taken from him for investigation.

However, the Federal Ministry of Health has ruled out the case of Ebola, saying that it suspected that the patient could have died of Haemorrhagic fever.

According to the Director, National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Prof. Abdulsalam Nasidi,  a team has been dispatched to Calabar to verify the case.
He also said that the government is awaiting the result of the laboratory investigation.

Nasidi also assured Nigerians that there was nothing to fear about as appropriate measures have been taken to protect the people and even those who might have had contact with the patient.