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Feature: Nigerians’ Views On Ebola Virus

The Ebola virus is one disease that is spreading faster than efforts to contain it. It is the largest and most complex outbreak in the … Continue reading Feature: Nigerians’ Views On Ebola Virus


Ebola-VirusThe Ebola virus is one disease that is spreading faster than efforts to contain it. It is the largest and most complex outbreak in the history.

From 431 fatality figures recorded in 1976, the virus first appeared in Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo, over 700 lives have been lost so far in Guinea, Sierra-Leone and Liberia since March 2014.

Channels Television went to the streets to know how much Nigerians know about the risk factor, infection, transmission and prevention.

This follows after a man came into Nigeria from Liberia,was hospitalized and later died from the highly contagious Ebola virus disease in Lagos.