Ebola: Lagos alerts public, calls for precautionary measures

Ebola Virus

Medical staff attending to Ebola Virus victim

Kazeem Ugbodaga

Ebola Virus

The Lagos State Government has alerted the public on the resurgence of the deadly Ebola Virus Disease, EVD, in Liberia and Sierra Leone, warning Lagosians to take precautionary measures.

The government said there was need for the public to prevent resurgence of the disease in Lagos and in the country.

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Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Dr. Modele Osunkiyesi who spoke in her office at Alausa, Ikeja, western Ngeria on Thursday while outlining strategies put in place by the state government at preventing the re-entry of the disease, explained that the state is in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Health and other stakeholders and maintaining relevant surveillance through Port Health Services and community surveillance activities in all local government areas.

While noting that prevention of Ebola remains a shared responsibility by all citizens, Osunkiyesi stated that although there has not been any reported case of EVD in the state or the Country, there is need for residents to take responsibility for their health.

She urged residents to observe the highest possible standards of personal and environmental hygiene through regular washing of hands with soap and running water; avoiding close contact with people who are sick; ensuring that objects used by the sick are decontaminated and properly disposed off and avoid touching or washing of dead bodies if not trained to do so.

Osunkiyesi explained that EVD can be spread through close contact with the blood, body fluids, organs and tissues of infected animals; direct contact with the blood, body fluids, and tissues of infected persons; and handling sick or dead infected animals like monkeys.

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