{"id":57726,"date":"2014-10-20T09:25:42","date_gmt":"2014-10-20T09:25:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=57726"},"modified":"2014-10-20T09:33:37","modified_gmt":"2014-10-20T09:33:37","slug":"ebola-crisis-nigeria-set-to-be-declared-free-of-virus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=57726","title":{"rendered":"Ebola crisis: Nigeria set to be declared free of virus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"story_continues_1\" class=\"introduction\">Nigeria is expected to be declared officially free of Ebola on Monday, after six weeks with no new cases.<\/p>\n<p>Africa&#8217;s most populous country won praise for its swift response after an infected Liberian diplomat brought the disease there in July.<\/p>\n<p>The World Health Organization officially declared Senegal Ebola-free on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The current outbreak has killed more than 4,500 people in West Africa, most in Liberia, Guinea, and Sierra Leone<\/p>\n<p>An estimated 70% of those infected have died in those countries.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"cross-head\">Quick, aggressive action<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The World Health Organization can officially declare an Ebola outbreak over if two incubation periods of 21 days pass with no new cases.<\/p>\n<p>The last reported case in Nigeria was discovered on 5 September.<\/p>\n<div class=\"caption full-width\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/news.bbcimg.co.uk\/media\/images\/78296000\/jpg\/_78296866_78296865.jpg\" alt=\"Nigerian pupils wash their hands as  in Abuja, Nigeria on 15 October 2014\" width=\"624\" height=\"351\" \/>Schoolchildren in Nigeria wash their hands as they learn about Ebola prevention<\/div>\n<p>The outbreak there began when Patrick Sawyer, an American-Liberian citizen, was diagnosed with the illness in July.<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria declared a national public health emergency and Sawyer later died of the disease, along with seven Nigerians.<\/p>\n<p>These included Dr Ameyo Stella Adadevoh, who diagnosed Sawyer and is credited with helping contain the outbreak at its source.<\/p>\n<p>John Vertefeuille from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said that Nigeria had taken the right steps to contain the outbreak.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Nigeria acted quickly and early and on a large scale&#8221; he told AFP news agency. &#8220;They acted aggressively, especially in terms of contact-tracing&#8221;, he added.<\/p>\n<div class=\"caption body-width\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/news.bbcimg.co.uk\/media\/images\/75306000\/jpg\/_75306515_line976.jpg\" alt=\"line\" width=\"464\" height=\"2\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"cross-head\">Ebola virus disease (EVD)<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption full-width\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/news.bbcimg.co.uk\/media\/images\/77334000\/jpg\/_77334515_c0215902-coloured_tem_of_the_ebola_virus-spl.jpg\" alt=\"Ebola virus\" width=\"624\" height=\"232\" \/><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Symptoms include high fever, bleeding and central nervous system damage<\/li>\n<li>Spread by body fluids, such as blood and saliva<\/li>\n<li>Fatality rate can reach 90% &#8211; but current outbreak has mortality rate of about 70%<\/li>\n<li>Incubation period is two to 21 days<\/li>\n<li>There is no proven vaccine or cure<\/li>\n<li>Supportive care such as rehydrating patients who have diarrhoea and vomiting can help recovery<\/li>\n<li>Fruit bats, a delicacy for some West Africans, are considered to be virus&#8217;s natural host<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Source: BBC<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nigeria is expected to be declared officially free of Ebola on Monday, after six weeks with no new cases. Africa&#8217;s most populous country won praise for its swift response after an infected Liberian diplomat brought the disease there in July. The World Health Organization officially declared Senegal Ebola-free on Friday. 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