Nigeria:   Ebola - the Rumours of Salt

This Day, 12 August 2014

Betty Abah My mother called me at the tick of dawn on August 8. "The news is all over, from Jos and Kaduna, everyone is calling their people," she said, her voice panicky,… Read more »

Nigeria:   Ebola - Octogenarian, 5 Children Hospitalised After Drinking Salty, Water

Leadership, 11 August 2014

A women in her early 80's and five children have been hospitalized in a Makurdi hospital (name withheld) for bathing with and drinking salt water to avert being stricken by the… Read more »

Liberia:   Hot Ebola Lies

New Republic, 11 August 2014

Landlord Jestina Gbaryou, who currently lives in the Lakpazee Communicty, Sinkor, Monrovia, woke her tenants from their sleep at 5am on Saturday, August, to give them latest… Read more »

Nigeria:   Ebola - Three Feared Dead After Salt Water Bathing in Bauchi

Guardian, 10 August 2014

FOLLOWING rumors that people should bath with salt water AND drink same for the prevention of Ebola, three people have died after observing the exercise in Bauchi State. Read more »

Africa:   Ebola 'Cures' Are Simply Hoaxes

Africa Check, 11 August 2014

Will bathing in hot water and salt save you from Ebola? Or eating kola nuts? Perhaps a homeopathic solution concocted from rattlesnake venom? These 'cures' are exploitative hoaxes. Read more »

Nigeria:   Excessive Salt Water Consumption Kills Four in Taraba

Guardian, 10 August 2014

NO fewer than four persons have been confirmed dead and scores hospitalised in various private hospitals in Taraba State following excessive consumption of salt which they… Read more »

Liberia:   Salt Water Bath - Another Rumor or Blessing/Message From God?

Inquirer, 11 August 2014

Just few days ago I wrote an article about rumor-mongering in the Liberian society, in the wake of many rumors as efforts are continuing to curtail the spread of the deadly Ebola… Read more »

Nigeria:   Two Die, 20 Hospitalised Over Excessive Salt Consumption

This Day, 9 August 2014

At least two persons have been feared dead and 20 others hospitalised in various hospitals in Plateau State after consuming excessive quantity of salt and bitter kola to prevent… Read more »

Nigeria:   'We Pranked on Salt-Water Therapy' As FG Debunks Claims

This Day, 9 August 2014

A frenzy for salt erupted yesterday across Lagos and other states of the country following a blackberry message broadcast that went viral and spread to virtually all the social… Read more »

Nigeria:   Ebola - Two Die After Drinking Salt Water in Jos

Vanguard, 8 August 2014

Two people died today in Jos, the Plateau State capital after allegedly taking salt in warm water and bathing with same to prevent the dreaded Ebola virus disease. Read more »

Nigeria:   Ebola Scare - Salt-Water Bath Lands 20 in Jos Hospital

Leadership, 9 August 2014

A rumour which was started when a prophet purportedly said that waking up in the dead of night to drink salty water, and also bathing with it, will ensure total immunity from the… Read more »

Nigeria:   Panic Salt Bathing in Kaduna

Leadership, 9 August 2014

Thousands of Kaduna residents yesterday were deceived into bathing with hot water mixed with salt as a preventive measure against the Ebola virus. Read more »

Nigeria:   FG Faults Salt Water Solution to Ebola

Guardian, 8 August 2014

THE Federal Government Friday faulted false text messages and social media reports to the effect that to prevent and cure the deadly Ebola virus, people only need to drink salt… Read more »

Nigeria:   Nigerians Bath With, Drink Salt Water

Leadership, 9 August 2014

Following the bathing with and drinking salt claims that flooded the social media on Thursday night through Friday morning, the health minister, Onyebuchi Chukwu, has debunked it,… Read more »

Nigeria:   Ebola Scare - Jos Residents Keep Vigil, Bath With Warm Salty Water At Night

This Day, 8 August 2014

Residents of the city of Jos, Plateau State capital and its environs, were Thursday night alarmed by the sudden outbreak of rumours of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in Jos. Read more »

Nigeria:   Ebola - Expert Cautions Against Using Salt As Treatment

Guardian, 8 August 2014

DR. MICHAEL Oguntoye, an epidemiologist with Kwara ministry of health, on Friday cautioned against the use of salt for the treatment of Ebola disease. Read more »

Nigeria:   Govt Asks Citizens to Disregard Hot Water, Salt Cure for Ebola

Vanguard, 8 August 2014

The Federal Government has advised Nigerians to disregard a text message and postings on social media that hot water and salt may be used to prevent Ebola infection and cure… Read more »

Nigeria:   Salt Water Does Not Prevent, Cure Ebola - Experts Warn

Vanguard, 8 August 2014

Medical and health experts have continued to dismissed claims that bathing with and drinking salt water would cure or prevent contracting Ebola virus. Read more »

Nigeria:   FG Urges Nigerians to Disregard Hot Water, Salt Cure for Ebola

Independent (Lagos), 8 August 2014

The Federal Government has advised Nigerians to disregard a text message and postings on social media that hot water and salt may be used to prevent Ebola infection and cure… Read more »

Nigeria:   Hot Water and Salt Not a Cure for Ebola

Premium Times, 8 August 2014

The Nigerian Minister of Information, Labaran Maku, on Friday debunked rumours that bathing with hot water and salt solution can be used to prevent Ebola virus infection. Read more »

Nigeria:   Ebola Sparks Panic Across Nigeria As Citizens Scramble for Salt-Water Bath 'Remedy'

Premium Times, 8 August 2014

Nigerians are scrambling for salt-water bath for protection from the deadly Ebola virus after a call from the ruler of the Igala Kingdom, the Attah of Igala, prescribing salt… Read more »