Dr Liasu Ahmed, the Chief Medical Director of Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Owo, confirmed the outbreak to newsmen on Monday on telephone. He said that it was the prerogative of the Ondo State Government to release details on the outbreak. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that some persons suspected to have been infected were taken to the FMC, Owo, while others with critical conditions were said to have been referred to Irua Specialist Hospital in Edo for treatment. According to the medical doctor, health workers at the FMC were working under fear of contracting the epidemic. The state government is yet to react to the development as the state Commissioner for Health, Dr Wahaab Adegbenro, did not answer calls nor reply to text messages.

Source: The Guardian January 22, 2018 17:48 UTC