Nigeria: WHO Wary of Reports Suggesting "Importation" of Ebola

Lagos — THE United Nations World Health Organisation (WHO) expressed concern at reports suggesting "importation" of the dreaded Ebola virus into new countries.

"WHO is alarmed by media reports of suspected Ebola cases imported into new countries that are said, by government officials or ministries of health, to be discarded as "negative" within hours after the suspected case enters the country," said a WHO statement released late Tuesday.

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