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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsNigeria's Ebola outbreak spreads
?itok=1QyxrR6QThe hopes that Nigerias Ebola outbreak could be quickly stamped out have evaporated. The World Health Organization (WHO) this afternoon issued its first detailed report of the spread of the virus in Port Harcourt, Nigerias oil hub. Last week, authorities announced that a doctor there had died of the disease, after secretly treating a diplomat who had been infected in Lagos by a traveler from Liberia.
The doctor had close contact with family, friends, and health care workers during his illness, but he did not disclose his previous exposure to the virus. His infection wasnt confirmed until 5 days after his death. Experts are now following hundreds of the doctors contacts, 60 of which had high-risk or very high-risk exposure, WHO says.
The diplomat had been instructed to stay in Lagos in quarantine. Instead he flew to Port Harcourt, where he was treatedin a hotel roomby the doctor from 1 to 3 August. The diplomat survived and returned to Lagos, presenting himself again to health authorities, who confirmed he was no longer was infected. He did not tell them that he had sought treatment in Port Harcourt.
The doctor who treated him became ill on 11 August. He continued treating patients at his private clinic for 2 days, operating on at least two of them. Between 13 and 16 August, he was ill enough that he stayed home, but, according to the WHO report, he received multiple visitors who came to celebrate the birth of a baby. On 16 August, he was hospitalized. He did not tell doctors there that he had been exposed to Ebola.
http://news.sciencemag.org/africa/2014/09/nigerias-ebola-outbreak-spreads
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Nigeria's Ebola outbreak spreads (Original Post)
Katashi_itto
Sep 2014
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Agree. He may have killed thousands. He needs to be up on manslughter charges for
Katashi_itto
Sep 2014
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morningfog
(18,115 posts)1. Nigeria was doing well until this selfish entitled diplomat.
What an asshole. Now 200 people are being monitored and go knows where it will go from there or how many will die. Patrick Sawer was bad, but this diplomat is far worse.
Katashi_itto
(10,175 posts)2. Agree. He may have killed thousands. He needs to be up on manslughter charges for
each death separately