Naija Doctor Who Died from Ebola, Being Praised For Her Swift Action: As Result Nigeria's Declared Ebola Free! (837 hits)
BBC News - Nigeria has been declared officially free of Ebola after six weeks with no new cases, the World Health Organization (WHO) says.
Nigeria won praise for its swift response after a Liberian diplomat brought the disease there in July.
Nigeria declared a national public health emergency and Mr Sawyer later died of the disease, followed by seven Nigerians.
These included Dr Ameyo Stella Adadevoh, who diagnosed Mr Sawyer and is credited with helping to contain the outbreak at its source.
Dr Adadevoh's son, Bankole Cardoso, told the BBC that because Mr Sawyer had been so quickly diagnosed, Nigeria was able to trace all those who could possibly have contracted the disease from him.
"That was probably the difference between us and our West African neighbours," he said.
John Vertefeuille, from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), said that Nigeria had taken the right steps to contain the outbreak.
"Nigeria acted quickly and early and on a large scale," he told AFP news agency.
