The commissioner for health in Ogun State, Dr Olaokun Soyinka has faulted the rumours going about that a resident of the state has contracted the dreaded Ebola Virus Disease.
This was disclosed through a statement signed by the Commissioner in the early hours of Wednesday, October 15, 2014 in Abeokuta,
According to reports, on Tuesday, October 14, 2014 the news had gone viral that an Ebola case was reported at the Ogun General hospital, Ijebu Ode.
Soyinka said, “I want to correct and set the records straight concerning some misinformation regarding a case that was reported to the Ogun State Ministry of Health early on Tuesday October 14 concerning a male patient admitted to an Ijebu Ode Hospital.
“On receipt of the information, our rapid response team was dispatched to investigate and the patient was rapidly given the all clear. He is a known peptic ulcer patient who had some bleeding and also tested positive for malaria. He has been treated and his symptoms are resolving,” the commissioner stated.
