EBOLA HITS REPUBLIC OF BENIN, HOSPITAL TREATING INFECTED NIGERIAN

-Nigerian, Suspected With Ebola Infection, in Cotonou Hospital



Professor Dorothee Gazard, Minister of Health, Benin Republic
Benin Republic, Nigeria’s neighbour, has reported its first case of Ebola. The suspected victim is however a  Nigerian. He is now receiving treatment in a  hospital in Cotonou, the capital.

Health Minister Dorothée Gazard, an associate professor of parasitology and mycology, said on state television on Thursday, that a sample of of the Nigerian  blood  has been sent to Senegal for testing, .

The case is unconfirmed but Gazard’s announcement triggered widespread fears in the

capital Cotonou. Many people said they would stock up on food and stop eating at popular roadside food stalls to avoid possible infection, witnesses said.

Over 900 people have died in West Africa since the outbreak of the virus early this year.


Officials allegedly have sent a sample of his blood to Senegal for testing and verification.

If confirmed, this case marks the beginnings of the virus in a fifth west African country. The Republic of Benin borders Nigeria, to its east, and Togo to its west.