Resurgence of Ebola requires drastic action

The current disquiet is traceable to the Sudan EVD strain outbreak in Uganda, East Africa. Already, it has killed 29 persons there, including four healthcare workers since its onset on September 20. The federal and state governments and international partners should revive the local preventive measures.

Ebola, like any other virus, does not respect physical borders. “The likelihood of importation is high due to the increased air travel between Nigeria and Uganda, especially through Kenya’s Nairobi airport, a regional transport hub, and other neighbouring countries that share a direct border with Uganda,” Adetifa warned.

The first two outbreaks occurred in 1976 in Sudan and DR Congo. Since then, the largest outbreak had occurred in West Africa . It ensnared 28,600 persons; 11,000 of them died and cost an estimated $53 billion economic burden. Gabon, Ivory Coast, Senegal, South Africa, Mali, the United States, United Kingdom, Spain and Italy have also suffered outbreaks. Ominously, the WHO says the Sudan strain is more deadly because there is currently no vaccine to treat it.

In July 2014, Ebola hit Nigeria hard. Patrick Sawyer, a Liberian-American seriously sick with the virus, travelled to Nigeria. Curiously, he failed to disclose his status and was admitted to First Consultants Hospital in Lagos to treat fever. By the time it was discovered that he was down with Ebola, he had done much damage. In all, eight Nigerians died in the outbreak, including Stella Adadevoh, the consultant who treated him.

These Congo people ehn!!! They just successfully revived Ebola.

God abeg!!! I fear this Ebola pass any covid

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