Nigerians hurriedly seeking information on Ebola virus

Since news broke yesterday that an infection suspected to be Ebola was reported on Thursday in Lagos, Nigerians, especially those that are active online are hurriedly seeking information on the disease, its spread, management and how to prevent the disease.



Analysis of visits to HealthNewsNG.com, Nigeria's biggest health news platform, revealed that between Thursday afternoon and Friday morning, 5 out the website's 6 most read news are on the Ebola virus.

One of the most read news is the one on the prevention and control of the Ebola virus disease. Another popular story is on the red alert that was issued by the Nigerian government on the disease. The recent comment by Nigeria's information minister, Labaran Maku is also being read by several Nigerians to get information on what the government is saying on the development.

Commenting on the development, Paul Adepoju, Managing Editor of HealthNewsNG.com, stressed the need for Nigerians to get adequate information on the Ebola virus. We've painstakingly gathered necessary information on the prevention and control of Ebola disease here, and we will continue to monitor the disease closely. We will also be informing Nigerians and other Africans on what their governments are - and should do to protect the citizens against this disease that has 90% mortality rate."

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