Nigerian
Health Minister, Onyebuchi Chukwu said the doctor had been treating Liberian
Patrick Sawyer, 40, who flew to Lagos from Liberia on July 20 and fell ill
while on the plane. He collapsed at the airport, was taken to a hospital and
died in quarantine five days later.
An additional
eight Nigerians are hospitalized under quarantine with suspected Ebola, and 61
more are under observation.
Six of
those now in quarantine were initially placed under observation in the
community, but were hospitalized over the weekend after exhibiting symptoms
that may be those of Ebola.
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