Ebola; Why Nigeria Is Still At Risk

The Nigerian Health Minister, Onyebuchi Chukwu recently announced that the country is Ebola free after all patients under surveillance were discharged and no extra cases were confirmed.

However, Professor Oyewale Tomori, a virologist, has said that the country is still at risk from the disease.

Tomori, who reportedly works with the World Health Organisation (WHO), is said to have told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos, that Nigeria would only be safe from Ebola after the disease had been wiped out of Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea.

The scientist however commended the Federal Government and the Lagos State government for their efforts in effectively combating the disease in the country.

Ebola has claimed over 3000 lives in West Africa with Nigeria accounting for 8 of the casualties.