Nigeria:   Ebola - Nigerian Doctor Tests Positive

Independent (Lagos), 4 August 2014

One of the doctors of First Consultant Hospital, Obalende, Lagos, who treated late Liberian Ebola victim, Patrick Sawyer, has been confirmed infected with the virus. Read more »

Nigeria:   Ebola - Infected Lagos Doctor Not Dead - FG

Vanguard, 4 August 2014

The Director,Centre for Disease Control, Abuja, Prof. Abdulsalami Nasidi, has refuted claims that the infected doctor is dead. Nasidi who spoke at a briefing in Lagos, Monday, said… Read more »

Nigeria:   Govt Confirms New Ebola Cases

Guardian, 4 August 2014

THE doctor, who treated the late Patrick Sawyer who was confirmed of having the Ebola virus, and three others, according to the Ministry of Health, have also shown signs of what… Read more »

Nigeria:   Ebola - NAFDAC Threatens to Arrest False Cure Claimers

Vanguard, 4 August 2014

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, Monday warned that the agency is battle ready to clampdown on people making false claims that they have… Read more »

Nigeria:   The Doctor Who Treated Ebola Victim From Liberia Has Exhibited Symptoms

Independent (Lagos), 4 August 2014

Minister of Health, Dr. Onyebuchi Chukwu, on Monday explained that the medical doctor who carried out treatment on the late Patrick Sawyer, who died of Ebola virus on July 25, has… Read more »

Nigeria:   Bitter Kola Cannot Cure Ebola- - Health Minister

Vanguard, 4 August 2014

The Minister for Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu, has said there is no scientific evidence of Garcinia kola, popularly known as bitter kola curing or preventing Ebola virus disease. Read more »

Nigeria:   Lagos Doctor Contracts Ebola

Leadership, 4 August 2014

The Lagos-based medical doctor who attended to the American/Liberian man, Mr. Patrick Sawyerr, who was flown into Nigeria through the Lagos airport has tested positive to Ebola… Read more »

West Africa:   New Case of Ebola in Nigeria

Vanguard, 4 August 2014

The doctor in Lagos who treated a Liberian victim of Ebola has contracted the virus, the second confirmed case in sub-Saharan Africa’s largest city. Read more »

West Africa:   Traditional Burials 'Hamper Ebola Fight'

VOA, 2 August 2014

World Health Organization officials say traditional burial practices are among the obstacles that are making it difficult to control the worst Ebola outbreak in West Africa's… Read more »

Nigeria:   Ebola - No Need for Panic, Understand the Facts

Vanguard, 3 August 2014

"An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure."- Benjamin Franklin Read more »

Nigeria:   Ebola - Lagos Pushes for Closure of Borders

This Day, 4 August 2014

Worried about the spread of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in the West African sub-region, the Lagos State Government has been making efforts to reach out to the federal government… Read more »

Nigeria:   The Ebola Scare That Came Too Close

Independent (Lagos), 1 August 2014

Thirteen days ago, I set out on a journey to Liberia, the nation in which many Nigerians had lost their lives because of a fratricidal war resulting from the senseless quarrel… Read more »

Nigeria:   Ebola - FG, Lagos Delegations Visit Prophet Joshua to Avert Spread

Leadership, 4 August 2014

As part of efforts to prevent spread of the deadly Ebola virus disease into the country, a federal government and Lagos State health delegation yesterday visited the General… Read more »

West Africa:   ECOWAS Assures China on Plans to Thwart Ebola

CAJ News, 4 August 2014

PRESIDENT of the Economic Community of West African States Commission, Kadré Desire Ouédraogo, has assured that the regional body was cooperating with Member States… Read more »

Nigeria:   Ebola - Lagos Cautions Private Mortuaries On Acceptance of Corpses

Independent (Lagos), 3 August 2014

Operators of private morgues and funeral homes in Lagos State have been cautioned not to accept corpses which causes of death are not certified by qualified medical personnel and… Read more »

Nigeria:   Ebola Cure in the Offing - Expert

Independent (Lagos), 3 August 2014

Consultant endocrinologist, Dr. Sule Bathner, has said a cure for the deadly Ebola Virus Disease could be found in the nearest future, as experts are already working on a vaccine… Read more »

Nigeria:   Ebola - the Enemy At Your Door

Vanguard, 2 August 2014

Ebola Virus Disease, EVD, is a contagious illness that has been reported in several African countries, including Uganda, Gabon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Liberia, Sierra… Read more »

Nigeria:   Between Boko Haram and Ebola Virus

Independent (Lagos), 2 August 2014

These, indeed, are unusual times for mankind. Like never before, natural disasters, poverty, hunger, international conflicts and many other strange occurrences are helplessly… Read more »

Nigeria:   Why Ebola Virus Disease Is Devastating in Africa - Ujah

Independent (Lagos), 2 August 2014

In 1976, the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) was first discovered in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Scientists are of the opinion that we now live in the age of viruses-the Human… Read more »

West Africa:  Ebola - Softly, Softly On Bush Meat

UNIRIN, 1 August 2014

Medical teams struggling to curb Ebola in West Africa have been discouraging bush meat consumption, believed to have caused the outbreak, but some rural communities dependent on… Read more »