Following the report  from  the World  Health  Organization(WHO) giving Nigeria and Senegal a clean bill of health in eradicating the Ebola Virus  Disease(EVD), Niger Delta pressure group Center for the Vulnerable and the Under privilege(CENTREP) has commended the federal government for containing the disease.

Addressing journalists and members of the group in Warri, the executive director of the group Comrade Oghenejabor  Ikimi  urged the federal  government to apply the same level of effort  towards  correcting the security challenges facing the country.

Speaking further, he commended the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), and called on the opposition parties to unite with the military and put an end to Boko  Haram insurgency.
                                                         
In attendance at the briefing were members of the group drawn from the twenty five local government areas of Delta state.

The Ebola virus has killed at least eight people in the country.

 

Ebola Virus Disease (EVD):

• Symptoms include high fever, bleeding and central nervous system damage
• Fatality rate can reach 90% - but current outbreak has mortality rate of about 55%
• Incubation period is two to 21 days
• There is no proven vaccine or cure
• Supportive care such as rehydrating patients who have diarrhoea and vomiting can help recovery
• Fruit bats, a delicacy for some West Africans, are considered to be virus's natural host