Ebola: 2 More Cases confirmed As Spouses Of Two Dead Nigerian Ebola Victims Test Positive

Minister of Health Professor Onyebuchi Chukwu announced today August 22nd that Nigeria has recorded two new cases of the Ebola disease.

The Minister said the two new cases are spouses of the primary contacts of late Patrick Sawyer, the man who brought Ebola to Nigeria, who have died. Prof. Chukwu said the two new cases are the first secondary contacts in isolation to test positive to the deadly virus.

This brings the total number of cases in Nigeria to 14, with 5 deaths and 5 survivors. Details coming soon..