We thought we had heard the last of that dreaded name, but ‘EBOLA’ is back in the news.
Not in Nigeria. Not yet.
To the informed Nigerian ear, ‘Ebola’ evokes both triumph and tragedy. Nigeria, and Lagos State, averted what could have been a disaster of epic proportions when, through measures such as quarantine, contact tracing and treatment in a well equipped designated centre, they contained the disease quickly after it was ‘imported’ into Nigeria through the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, and ended up in the frenetic, thickly compressed environment of Obalende.
Success came at a cost. Among the casualties was the granddaughter of nationalist hero Herbert Macaulay, Dr Ameyo Adadevoh.
From the 15th of May 2026, the world was alerted to an outbreak of Ebola Disease (EBOD) in the province of Ituri in the Democratic Republic of Congo. By the 8th of June, there were 515 diagnosed cases, and
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