ABU student in Kaduna isolated for suspected Ebola

A law student of the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, Kaduna State, has been taken into isolation after falling ill in a manner symptomatic of Ebola virus disease (EVD).

Thot Dogo, state commissioner of health, said the 19-year-old student, who had been hospitalised at the Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital (ABUTH) for more than a week, only showed the Ebola-like symptoms on Tuesday.

According to Dogo, the blood sample of the patient had been sent to a laboratory in Lagos for tests, saying the outcome would be disclosed on Thursday, which will determine the next line of action.