According to World Health Organisation {WHO},they said today thursday that there is a possibility that Ebola will spread faster in Port Harcourt than in Lagos because the arrival of the virus in Port Harcourt showed multiple high risk opportunities for transmission of the virus to others.''Patrick Sawyer infected one of ECOWAS official who recovered from the deadly disease but the Doctor Enemuo who treated him and died of Ebola continued to treat patients at his private clinic and operated on at least two people despite showing symptoms of Ebola,on August 11.August 13,his symptoms worsened,he stayed at home and was hospitalized on 16th August.Prior to his hospitalization,Doctor Enemuo had numerous contact with the community,as relatives and friends visited his home to celebrate the birth of a baby.Once he was hospitalized,he again had numerous contacts with the community,as members of his church visited to perform a healing ritual said to involve the laying of hands.Over the six days he spent in hospital,the majority of health care staff treated him while two doctors performed an abdominal scan at an ultra sound clinic the day before his death,Given these multiple high risk exposure opportunities,the out break of Ebola virus disease in Port Harcourt has the potential to grow larger and spread faster than the one in Lagos''.According to Nigerian Health Minister Onyebuchi Chukwu said yesterday wednesday that a total of 255 people were currently under surveillance in Port Harcourt for signs of Ebola.
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