The 19-year old law student of the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) who was suspected to have manifested symptoms of the Ebola Virus Disease [EVD], has tested negative to the virus.
Authorities of ABU and the Kaduna State Government had sent the patient’s blood to Lagos for testing after he reportedly manifested some symptoms associated with Ebola while on admission at the Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital ABUTH.
The state Commissioner For Health, Thot Dogo, had told newsmen Tuesday night that the result of the test was being expected on Wednesday afternoon.
But Ebola Alert, an authoritative evidence-driven group of volunteer professionals working on Ebola Virus Disease interventions in the country, told this newspaper laboratory test has shown the student does not have the virus.
An official of the group, who simply identified himself as Ladi, said the test, concluded earlier on Tuesday night, came out negative.
“Yes, it is true that the result is negative. Whatever information Ebola Alert puts out is authentic.”
“The Kaduna rumour is not #Ebola after laboratory test. “Reaching a diagnosis of #Ebola is dependent on a laboratory test. However close it may be, it is not Ebola until it is Ebola.”
The Federal Ministry of Health and the Kaduna State Government are expected to announce the result of the test later on Wednesday. The Kaduna Commissioner for Health, Mr. Dogo, said that the student had been on admission at the hospital for a week.
He said after he “developed rashes with redness of the eyes”, authorities became suspicious and decided to isolate him and test him for Ebola.
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