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This Article is From Jul 25, 2014

Nigeria Confirms Liberian Man Died of Ebola in Lagos

Nigeria Confirms Liberian Man Died of Ebola in Lagos
A health worker with disinfectant spray walks down a street outside the government hospital in Kenema on July 10, 2014
Abuja: Nigeria said on Friday that Ebola caused the death of a Liberian national who died in quarantine in Lagos, confirming that the worst-ever outbreak of the virus has reached Africa's most populous country.

"The patient was subjected to thorough medical tests which confirmed the virus of Ebola" as the cause of death, Nigeria's Health Minister Onyebuchi Chukwu told journalists.

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