A newly married
nurse who had direct contact with late Patrick Sawyerr, the Liberian
with the first case of Ebola virus in Nigeria, has tested positive to
the deadly disease.
According to
the Minister of Health, Onyebuchi Chukwu, the husband of the nurse is
among the 177 people placed under surveillance.
He said
that ten cases of the disease have so far been confirmed in Nigeria, two
of them dead while eight are alive and undergoing treatment.
A nurse who had direct contact with Patrick Sawyer died last Wednesday August 6th.
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