A HOSPITAL IN BENIN TREATING A NIGERIAN MAN SUSPECTED OF EBOLA VIRUS.

A hospital in Benin Republic is treating a Nigerian man suspected of having contracted Ebola, Reuters news agency reported. The Benin authorities have sent a sample of his blood to Senegal for testing, Health Minister Dorothée Gazard said on state television yesterday. The case is unconfirmed but Gazard’s announcement triggered widespread fears in the Benin capital Cotonou. Many people said they would stock up on food and stop eating at popular roadside food stalls to avoid possible infection, witnesses said. If confirmed, this will be the first Nigerian case of Ebola abroad. Six Nigerians, all of them medics, have already tested positive for Ebola in Lagos, following their contact with a Liberian Ebola victim last month. One of the six, a nurse, died on Tuesday, authorities have said. Do you have article or news for publication? Email it to princewillokezie@ gmail.com Sources: Daily Trus