Ebola: Rivers State in Nigeria, identifies patients of late doctor - PLEASE KEEP US IN YOUR PRAYERS

[posemeke]

Greeting brothers, please kindly read this news report reaching my state of living as at today 28/08/2014.

PLEASE READ BELOW

AUGUST 28, 2014 BY SIMON UTEBOR, PORT HARCOURT

Rivers State Government says the patients of the late Dr. Iyke Enemoah, who died of Ebola have been identified and restricted.

Our correspondent learnt that the late doctor died at the Good Heart Hospital on Evo Road, GRA, Port Harcourt.

It was learnt that the deceased, who was a doctor at Sam Steel Clinic on East-West Road, was rushed to the hospital after he took ill with symptoms of Ebola.

He was said to have operated on a woman on Monday after secretly treating the ECOWAS diplomat, who was part of Patrick Sawyer’s team, but took ill the next day.

It was gathered that he was ill for only three days before he started vomiting blood, while passing out faeces stained with blood.

He was said to have been rushed first to Prime Hospital where he was rejected and then taken to the Good Heart Hospital, whose managing director is said to be a cardiologist.

Governor Chibuike Amaechi, who made a special broadcast to the people of the state on Thursday confirmed that the doctor died on August 22, as a result of what was suspected to be Ebola virus disease.

He said the state Ministry of Health on becoming aware of the conditions of his death, immediately commenced investigations and began tracing those who had contact with him.

He said, “As at today, about 100 contacts from a hotel, and patients of the hospital where he was treated until his demise have been identified and restricted. The different locations are being decontaminated.

“Our investigation reveals that an official of the Economic Community of West African States on the team that received late Patrick Sawyer, the Liberian-American diplomat who died of Ebola haemorrhagic disease in Lagos, Nigeria made a trip to Port Harcourt where he checked into a hotel and met with him.

“About a week after his departure, he took ill and was rushed to a hospital with symptoms of fever, diarrhea and vomiting. In the course of treatment, the managing physician became suspicious and took blood samples for investigation.”

He said a few days later, he died, precisely on August 22, stressing that his widow, who is also a medical doctor and who cared for him during his illness had taken ill.

He said the wife of the deceased had been quarantined, but that the diplomat who was seen by the late doctor “is alive and well.”

He urged Rivers people not to panic, saying they should remain calm and go about their normal businesses.

He said, “The Government of Rivers State is doing everything possible to contain the effects and spread of the virus.

“We have the material and human resources we need to fight and defeat the deadly virus. Officials from the Federal Ministry of Health and other international agencies are already here working with the state ministry of health to contain and combat the virus.

“Now, we must all endeavour to adhere to basic hygiene rules. Wash your hands regularly with soap and water and avoid unnecessary body contacts like shaking of hands.”

He said anyone with symptoms indicative of diarrhea, high fever, vomiting, abdominal pain, excessive weakness of the body and unexplained bleeding, should call the state’s emergency numbers.

Amaechi said early detection and appropriate medical attention increased the chances of survival of an infected person, adding that people had survived Ebola and more people could survive it.

“There is no need or reason to hide or run away. Seek immediate medical help. Call our Ebola help lines,” he said.

Source: http://www.punchng.com/news/ebola-rivers-identifies-patients-of-late-doctor

This deadly disease has finally hit the state I am residing and it is this morning the news is now breaking out. Our meeting today was kind of cold when one of our elders have to make an urgent reminder based on the left the Branch sent to all the congregation in Nigeria. This time emphasising the importance for us to be extra careful. And the annoying thing is that, that hospital, Sam Steel hospital is right in our territory, in short let me say behind my street.

If you all could remember I sent a post on my CO who came to serve us in July 2014 and he fell at the platform while given his first talk. If some of you can remember, that was the first hospital I drove him too, this late doctor's wife who also is a doctor, before a call came to me to take him to another hospital that is been owned by a brother who treat travelling overseers for free. So you can now understand our fears right now.

My Coordinator is now assigning me to arrange some Hand Sanitizer and some disinfectant during the meetings and that is for watching of hands before and after the meetings. That is our protecting measure we want to deploy at our congregation now.

Please like today text says,please always put us in your prayers, this virus is spreading now with no vaccine.

Thank you all and may Jehovah shield us all from this deadly pestilence.

Bro. Peter

Nigeria.

Edited August 28, 2014 by posemeke

[cricket246]

Dear brother I will keep you all in my prayers as I have been doing! Please take care and hopefully all will go well for you.

[Jewelz]

I too have you all in my prayers. I hope Jehovah gives you peace of mind.

[Luezette]

I just prayed and will continue to do so.

[shali]

Peter, thank you for this information! I have beeen praying for you all since I heard of the outbreak in March. After reading all the wonderful experiences and coming to now our brothers and sisters better in Sierre Leone, it was heartbreaking to me to hear of this happening! I heard today on NPR that WHO says they expect 20,000 to get this disease (or die) before it comes to it's end in 6 to 9 months (they said 6 months ago in March that it would be over with in 6 months and now it's looking like a year or more!) I heard today that it's now in the Congo too. We MUST continue to pray for our brothers in these lands as never before!

[Sunnyside]

Oh dear.

Thinking and praying for you. It seems each country has a different strain of ebola.

We really need Gods kingdom NOW.

[Miss Bea]

We will remember you dear friends in our prayers. Stay focused and strong. One way or another, may Jehovah's blessing be upon you. Warmest Christian love to all of you.

[bogartd]

Dear Bro, I pray that Jehovah is with each and everyone of you. Please stay strong....

[Toy Poodles]

http://news.yahoo.com/british-man-released-ebola-treatment-103719463.html

 

 

An ill doctor in southern Nigeria exposed dozens of people to the Ebola virus by continuing to treat patients before his death, the World Health Organization warned Wednesday as it announced the toll across West Africa had surged above 1,900 fatalities.

A Port Harcourt doctor and another patient there are now dead, and the doctor's widow and sister are sick with Ebola. About 60 other people are under surveillance after having "high-risk" or "very high-risk" contact with the infected doctor, WHO said. More than 140 others are also being monitored.