W.H.O to declare Nigeria Ebola free today

The World Health Organisation(WHO) is set to declare
Nigeria Ebola free today, 20th october, 2014, since
Nigeria has not had a confirmed case of Ebola for 42
days – or two incubation periods of 21 days.
On Friday, WHO pronounced Senegal Ebola free after
no new confirmed case arose after 42 days, which is the
twice the target time for the incubation of the disease.
The UN statement on friday that declared Senegal ebola
free read:"WHO officially declares the Ebola outbreak in
Senegal over and commends the country on its
diligence to end the transmission of the virus,"
The statement declaring Nigeria free is expected today
as 42 days has passed without a new confirmed case.
Nigeria was listed among countries being ravaged by
ebola when the Liberian-American, Patrick Sawyer
arrived Lagos July 20th, 2014.
The quick response of the Lagos state government and
diligent health workers saved the nation from mass
ebola breakout which could have been the deadliest in
history seeing as Lagos alone has a population of 21
million.

It was a great achivement for Nigeria,combating ebola when doctors and health workers were on strike, without adequate water supply or hospital instruments. The Nigerian achievement is being studied by other western nations in their fight against ebola.

The US centre for disease control said
"They acted aggressively, especially in terms of contact-
tracing,"
Initially about 900 people were monitored in Lagos
State and Port Harcourt in Rivers State, where one
contact of Sawyer, an ECOWAS protocol official, Ibukun
Olu-Koye, travelled after slipping surveillance. The
ECOWAS official, was treated in an hotel room by Dr.
Iyke Enemuo. While Olu-Koye survived the disease,
Enemuo died of same.
About 1,800 people were trained to trace and monitor
those at risk, as well as decontaminate infected places
and care for the sick. The EVD has killed about 4500
people since the recent outbreak in Guinea.
The WHO however warns against celebrations and
urged health workers and officials to be on alert since
ebola is still in West Africa. Airports and Seaports and
all other means of entering the country should be
monitored to avoid another index case in Nigeria.

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