Hospital (UCTH) in Calabar, Cross River State over a suspected case of the
Ebola Virus Disease (EVD).
Although management of the hospital denied the development, it, nevertheless,
shut down the Accident and Emergency ward after the Ebola virus scare hit
the health institution yesterday.15 people have also been quarantined as the
federal government has dispatched a medical team to the state.
Earlier, Daily Sun revealed that the scare was induced by the death of a
patient, who was brought in from nearby Akpabuyo community in Akpabuyo
Local Government Area of the state for treatment on Tuesday evening, but
reportedly died at about 2 a.m. yesterday, of symptoms related to the deadly
virus.
The patient, whose identity could not be ascertained as at press time, was
said to have vomited so much blood and bled from other sensitive parts of his
body.
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Sources said the body temperature of the patient also ran high, when he was
brought in by family members, adding that the patient died shortly after
samples were taken from his blood for investigation.
It was also gathered that due to the incident, the Accident and Emergency
ward of the hospital has been shut down.
A source said: "A patient was brought in on Tuesday, vomiting, stooling and
bleeding from the nose and mouth. He had high temperature. It was suspected
that he had haemorrhagic fever, but it has not been confirmed. He died at
about 2 a.m. yesterday and his body has been quarantined, while the ward
was shut down."When contacted, Chairman of the Medical Advisory
Committee of UCTH, Dr.
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Queenet Kalu said there was a case of a patient, who died of symptoms
suspected to be haemorrhagic fever.
"Yes, we had a patient that was suspected to have died of haemorrhagic fever,
but it does not call for panic as everything is under control. There is no need
for the public to be scared of EVD as it has not been confirmed."As at the time
of going to press, all the nurses and medical personnel, who had contacts with
the patient have been invited back to the hospital and quarantined for
treatment.
