The World Health Organisation on Monday declared
that the Ebola Virus Disease had been “pretty much
contained” in Nigeria and Senegal.
A statement by the organisation’s regional office for
Africa said there had been no new confirmed cases
in the two countries since the first case was
identified in Senegal on August 29 and Nigeria’s last
case reported on September 8.
“On the whole, the outbreaks in Senegal and
Nigeria are pretty much contained,” the global
health body said.
According to the WHO, there have been 5,833 cases
reported in West Africa with 2,833 deaths so far.
Also, a meeting of the International Health
Regulations Emergency Committee on Ebola has
warned against flight and trade ban on the affected
West African countries.
‘Flight cancellations and other travel restrictions
continue to isolate affected countries resulting in
detrimental economic consequences, and hinder
relief and response efforts risking further
international spread.’’
Nigeria became part of the deadly EVD on July 20
when the index case, a Liberian-American, Patrick
Sawyer, flew into Lagos from Liberia.
Sawyer died barely five days in the country but not
before he had infected the consultant who attended
to him at the First Consultant Hospital, Dr. Ameyo
Adadevoh, and some other workers of the hospital.
