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‘Ebola drug’ arrives Nigeria today

An experimental drug for treatment of Ebola has been provided by a Nigerian in diaspora and will arrive the country today, health minister Onyebuchi Chukwu, has said.

The drug, called “Nanosilver”, can now be used following the approval by the World Health Organisation (WHO) that experimental treatments are ethical in the case of the Ebola pandemic.

The Nigerian government authorised the use of experimental drugs on Wednesday.

The US sent ZMapp, another experimental drug, to Liberia on Wednesday, while Canada has decided to donate 1,000 vaccines to the affected countries.

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According to Chukwu, the experimental drug is a donation from a Nigerian scientist who was concerned about threat of Ebola in his home country.

“The drug will reach Nigeria today,” he said.

Chukwu disclosed that the 169 secondary contacts were still under surveillance, while in all Ebola 11 cases had been recorded, including the index case, Patrick Sawyer, and the two Nigerians who died of the disease.

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“Some of the people under surveillance have completed the 21 days incubation period, and we have to let them go,” he said.

The minister said the nurse, who is a primary contact, who had travelled to Enugu had not developed the symptoms as of the time of her trip, dispelling fears that she might have infected other people.

“In Enugu yesterday, there were 21 secondary contacts with the nurse, but after investigations, there are only six secondary contacts now,” he stated.

“The nurse who is newly-wedded had no symptoms of the disease when she travelled to Enugu, and while coming back to Lagos she travelled in a special ambulance with her husband. Her husband is under quarantine now.”

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Chukwu maintained that only Lagos state has recorded Ebola cases.

50 comments
  1. why all dis in dis country first boko Haram now Ebola pls we need help dey innocent and unlucky once re dying

  2. Thank God n may He bless Nigerians with wisdom to fight cases like this. Ebola would have dealt with Nigerians..

  3. God will see us through this deadly Ebola. Pls Nigerians should say there rosary for our holy mother Mary to intercede for us.

  4. No sentiment in the outbreak of Ebola pls! May God anoint Nanosilver’Nigeria to have the auction to healing function in Jesus name. God bless Nigerian in the diaspora!

  5. God bless d anonymous Nigerian scientist in diaspora that has made d donation of nanosilver. We hv d best brains in 9ja but we don’t want to empower them. Next n best option is for them to fly abroad. 9ja……

  6. I dat GOD Almighty z always there 4 us. He has solution 2 every problems and d case of Ebola virus z not excepted. Thanks 2 our great King & 2 d great ppl who hv donated these drugs

  7. I’m happy to see our west Africa brothers and sisters be free from the evil plan of ebola .thankful to God let Liberia follows the steps of the Nigerian .

  8. God will bls dat nigeria scientist 4 providing novosilva drug 2 help u fight ebola.our fear now is our big men them. make them no go corner d drug 4 only them self oooo

  9. Some comments say it was not invented by Nigerian. It does not matter. Even if it was not invented by a Nigerian. What matters is the sentiments for country and seeing the possibiity of solution and arranging it for country. I will say great- great person whereever he is. Minister should have revealed the name. No matter the blessing will still reach to right person because god knows the right person and his sentiments. If all thinks same way all countries and whole world will become great.

  10. Let us first use the drug if itt has truly been shipped to us. Another thing is that our capacity to manage crisis is on the test. I know we were not prepared but there is time to manage the spread of this disease by enforcing quarantine. If there is no legislation to back this, let these idlers in national assemblies quickly pass one and empower minister of health to invoke it. We need to be serious with this as it is capable of eroding our nationhood.

  11. I thank the Nigerian scientist who donated this drug(NANOSILVA) from the strive to helping his people.
    But is Nigeria among the west African countries that was that Canada sent 1000 vaccine against Ebola?will US still send the Zmapp to Nigeria?

  12. All Thinqs Dat Is Happeninq Makes Me To Think That”THE KING IS ANGRY”But Now We Give Thanks To The Almiqhty God That He Help Us To Find The Drug Of This Killer Ebola Virus.Thank U God

  13. may our lord jesus christ bless d anonymous nigerian scientist ,for this awesome job he has done.n to other nigerian doctors plagiarism is nt allowed ooooo pls b warn.

  14. Hmmmmm…… Great! Yes! Great move… It is well, this short life of ours, satan wants to sniff it away, but God is up there fighting 4 us. I beg that the drugs should be free as it was donated, cos Nigerians we no dey hear word sef… B4 u know, politics and corruption will come in and only the rich n mighty ones will wanna take charge… Plz, let’s love ourselves and wear each others shoes… 2 be honest, the drugs won’t ordinarily be cheap, but based on the urgency, let’s clear the heat off 1st n someday, offcourse it would be overlooked like malaria drugs. I must be honest, this ebola dey learn 4 the ones ahead… All these brings the bibles word 2 date that “there will be pestilences 4rm 1 place 2 another, and that it is even the begining. So we must be on Gods sides cos to be honst, I don tire…. Problem too much…. People come even consider bokoharam 2 this Ebola though none’s Good! I pray that the cure remains permanent n that we all get back 2 our God purposed state. Good health 2 9ja and the rest part of the World (AMEN!!!!!!!)

  15. D drugs should be available nationwide as soon as possible….its not only in lagos dat Ebola is spreading,its everywhere. Osogbo is also included

  16. When i had about dis dreadful disease wat came to my mind is dat the world is coming to an end. For ebola to be in african countries for how many months without no cure,its really terifying. Alot of things are happening.this are one of the signs .
    God pls fight for us.thank you
    God for finding a solution to the problem,may u remain king forever amen.

  17. We bless God for our great country we also bless him for his mercy i thank the nigeria government for standing up to fight for there people, for the first time i can see Our preident in acttion may God bless him.

  18. Praise be 2 God 4 dis wonderful miracle,God bless d scientist dat donated dis drugs(Nova silva)..God almighty is really merciful,i pray dat those victims will get well soon and as well as other countries that are infected…i thank God 4 his mercies upon our country Nigeria

  19. please distribute this drug to all over the world and thanks to that genius person who made it……

  20. God really did a wondaful tin 2 nig by using dis scientist 2 discover (Nano silver) 4 Ebola , may his name be praise n may he bless dat scientist.

  21. what is even Ebola…
    for God sake,I hate DAT name Ebola…but all dsame d cure is finally out..all my mind be say everybody GI batch commot for the world ooo..
    abeg ooooooooooooooooooooo..
    God bless that Nigerian scientist DAT found Ebola virus cure..

  22. pls nigeria dis is the sign of the end time,pls everyone should repent to help us not to encounter GOD anger because GOD says that the disease of the egypsians shall not be our portion this statement is for those that believe bye!!

  23. In a desperate effort to bring the outbreak under control, thousands of health care workers began going house to house in crowded urban neighbourhoods and remote villages, hoping to find and isolate infected people.

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