2 Out Of 70 That Came In Contact With Dead Liberian Show Ebola Symptoms - LASG

Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Dr Jide Idris, while addressing newsmen in Lagos has revealed that two out of the 70 people that had contact with the dead Liberian Ebola victim, Mr Patrick Sawyer, has shown symptoms of fever.


According to Idris, the two persons, whose names he did not disclose, were among the 70 contacts being monitored and investigated for symptoms of the disease by the state government and health partner bodies.

He, however, noted that none of the said two had tested positive to Ebola Virus, adding that the state government would continue to monitor all contacts with the victims till the 21-day incubation period of the virus expired.