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.
