A doctor puts on protective gear at the isolation ward of the Donka Hospital in Conakry. Photo: AFP
ABUJA – Nigeria is on alert against the possible spread of Ebola, a day after the first confirmed death from the virus in Lagos, Africa’s biggest city and the country’s financial capital.
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Saturday that efforts were being made to track down people the victim, a man, may have come into contact with on his journey from the Liberian capital.
“Contact tracing under way – Liberia, Nigeria, Togo. WHO deployed staff to Nigeria to help w/ this & safe handling of remains,” the global health body’s African region said on its Twitter account @WHOAFRO.
The health ministry said on Friday that a 40-year-old Liberian man died at a private hospital in Lagos from the disease, which has now killed more than 650 people in four west African countries since January – the deadliest outbreak in history.