2 New Ebola Cases Confirmed In Nigeria

There are now 2 new confirmed cases of Ebola in Nigeria, bringing the total recorded in the country to 14.

This was disclosed by the Minister of Health, Onyebuchi Chukwu today, August 22, 2014.

The new patients are said to be spouses of two others who made primary contact with Liberian, Patrick Sawyer, who brought the disease into the country.

The duo are the first secondary contacts to be infected with the disease in Nigeria.

Ebola has claimed the lives of 5 patients who tested positive including the index case, Patrick Sawyer.