University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, UCTH, has
quarantined ten persons following the death of a
patient in the hospital on Wednesday with
symptoms suspected to be Ebola virus.
Dr. Queeneth Kalu, Chairman of Medical Advisory
Committee of the hospital who made the
revelation on Thursday in Calabar while addressing
pressmen said blood samples have been sent to
the Ebola Diagnosing Centre in Benin Edo State.
“On Wednesday, 7th October, 2015, we managed a
patient who presented with symptoms mimicking
viral hemorrhage (Ebola Virus) and have decided
to take the necessary measures”.
Dr. Kalu stated that those quarantined are
principally nurses who attended to the patient and
those who came in contact with him before his
death.
‘”The following have been informed: National
Centre for Disease Control, Federal Ministry of
Health, The Cross River State Government,
Calabar Municipality, and the Department of State
Security Services, DSS”
She said further information will be provided to
the public as soon as the test results of blood
samples sent for analysis in received by the
hospital.
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