Nigerian Doctor Dies Of Ebola In Port Harcourt

The Ebola scourge has claimed one more Nigerian life as a doctor is said to have died of the disease in Port Harcourt, the capital of Rivers.

The alleged victim, a doctor, was treating a diplomat who came in contact with index case, Patrick Sawyer.

The unidentified doctor is said to have died on Friday, August 22, 2014, while his wife has reportedly also fallen ill.

However, the diplomat, who was being treated in a hotel by the doctor after escaping quarantine, is still alive.

The doctor’s hospital, Sam Steel Hospital,has been shut down and 70 people have been quarantined over the incident. The hotel has also been shut down.