EBOLA VIRUS: Nigerian Woman Cleared Of Ebola By Singaporean Hospital

by Benson Agoha

A Nigerian woman suspected of having the dreaded Ebola virus has been cleared by the hospital to which she was referred.

The story, published today by the Strait Times said the woman was referred by the Gleneagles Hospital, to Tan Tock Seng Hospital for necessary diagnosis.

* Some of the ultra-structural morphology displayed by an Ebola virus virion is
revealed in this undated handout colorised transmission electron  micrograph (TEM)
obtained by Reuters on Aug 1, 2014. (Photo Credit: via ST).

But Professor Philip Choo, TTSH's chief executive officer, told the newspaper that it was a false alarm and that the woman has since been discharged.

According to The Straits Times, “The Nigerian woman who was sent from Gleneagles Hospital to the Communicable Diseases Centre at Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) on Thursday morning does not have Ebola as first feared.”

"We saw a patient with a history from Nigeria," he said, adding “but her detailed history revealed ‘no contact with any suspect or confirmed patients’."

Ebola is a highly-fatal viral disease that is spreading in West Africa, raising fears that it might spill over to the rest of the world.

Europe’s known lone case was that of a Priest working in Africa at the time he contracted the disease. He is being treated in a Madrid hospital, having been flown there in an isolated box.

Last week, W.H.O raised the alert level over Ebola and advised countries to take steps to contain the disease. The UN Agency declared Ebola a ‘Public Health Emergency of International Concern’.

Nigerian President Jonathan Goodluck has since approved N1.9bn for pre-emptive measures to contain the disease.

Our follow-up email to the Singaporean hospital, where the woman was referred, has not yet been replied.

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