The
Federal Capital Territory Administration has announced that a patient suspected
to have Ebola-like symptoms has died, days before his test results could be
confirmed.
This
was made public in a statement by the Head, Public Relations Unit, Health and
Human Services Secretariat of FCTA, Badaru Yakassai.
Badaru
Yakassai said the Family Medicine unit of Asokoro District hospital suspected
Ebola disease in a patient on admission at the Accident and Emergency unit on
August twenty eight and immediately isolated the patient.
He
added that strict infection control measures were immediately instituted while
his blood sample was then taken to the designated FCT Ebola testing laboratory
which happens to be within the Hospital premises.
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