Nigerian nurse dies of Ebola virus as FG confirms 7 new cases

Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu,
speaking today August 6th at a news conference
in Abuja said a Nigerian nurse has died from the
Ebola Virus. He said the nurse worked at the
Lagos hospital where Liberian Patrick Sawyer was
treated. He said she died yesterday August 5th.
He also revealed that five medical practitioners
who interacted with Sawyer have been confirmed
to have contracted the deadly virus
"Nigeria has now recorded seven confirmed
cases of Ebola Virus Disease. The first one
was the index case, which is the imported
case from Liberia of which the victim is now
late. Yesterday, 5th August, 2014, the first
known Nigerian to die of the EVD was
recorded and this was one of the nurses that
attended to the Liberian. The other five
cases are currently being treated at the
Isolation Ward in Lagos.” he said
The Minister noted that all Nigerians diagnosed
with the disease had primary contact with the late
Liberian man. He then announced the
appointment of Prof. O. Onajole, of the Lagos
University Teaching Hospital, who will be based
in Lagos, as the Director, Communication and
Community Mobilisation for the Ebola Virus
Disease.