A suspected patient died with the deadly EVD in hospital in Abuja.

A patient who has some symptoms of the EVD died on Friday in General Outpatient Unit.

According to reports a list of Medical staff that came in contact with the patient have been complied and put under surveillance.

The  FCT Health and Human Services Secretariat, on Thursday August 28, 2014 when the symptoms were observed, blood samples of the patient were taken for examination at the designated FCT Ebola testing laboratory which happens to be within the Hospital premises and the epidemiology unit of the Public Health Department of the secretariat was notified and the unit had responded.

The Statement signed by the secretariat’s head of public relations, Badaru Yakassai, explained that the results of the Ebola test were being expected from the laboratory four days later, that was yesterday, before the patient died.

The Family Medicine unit ,Asokoro District Hospital suspected Ebola disease in a patient on admission at the Accident and Emergency unit on the 28th of August 2014 should be immediately isolated. Strict infection control measures were immediately instituted.

Blood sample was then taken to the designated FCT Ebola testing laboratory which happens to be within the hospital premises.

The epidemiology unit of Public Health Department of the Health and Human Services Secretariat was notified and their response was immediate. The result of the Ebola test was being expected from the laboratory four days later, on Monday the 1st of September 2014.

However residents  were advised not to panic as a case of Ebola has not been confirmed at the hospital, adding that the measures that have been put in place are only precautionary in the interest of public safety.