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TOO SAD: Second Ebola Victim Dies In Port Harcourt

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The Federal Government  on Wednesday, September 3, 2014 announced that a seventh person had died from Ebola and another person was confirmed as having the virus in Nigeria.

The latest death is an elderly woman who was treated in the same hospital with the doctor, Ike Enemuo, who died in Port Harcourt on August 22, 2014 after treating an Ebola patient.

Dr Enemuo fell ill and died after treating an official from the ECOWAS regional bloc who traveled to Port Harcourt from Lagos after having contact with Liberian man, Patrick Sawyer, who brought the virus into Nigeria.

The other five deaths were in Lagos. Four were healthcare workers who had treated Sawyer.

The ministry of health has confirmed 18 people, including the deceased, had now been confirmed as having the virus in Nigeria — fourteen in Lagos and four in Port Harcourt, 435 kilometres (270 miles) away.

Eight people who contracted the virus have been successfully treated and discharged, Nwomeh said in a series of statements on Twitter. A ninth person, who infected the Port Harcourt doctor, also recovered.

A total of 41 people were under surveillance in Lagos and 255 in Port Harcourt. And 320 people have been discharged in Lagos after being under surveillance for 21 days — the virus’ incubation period.

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