[UPDATE] OAU Ebola suspect’s second sample tests negative

The female student of the Obafemi Awolowo University  who was suspected to have the Ebola virus and moved to Lagos State has tested negative to the virus for the second time.

The result of the second Ebola virus test carried out on the blood of the female student on Thursday was said to come out negative again.

The female student have been tested two times since she was moved to Lagos and the two results were negative according to the Public Relations Officer of the OAU, Mr. Abiodun Olanrewaju.

The PRO said that the result of the third test would be out today and doctors from the school were optimistic that it would be negative.

He said, ” The result of the second test has come out and we were told it is negative.

“It remains the third test which is the final. We hope and pray that also will be negative. Expert said that the third test is just to fulfill all righteousness since the first and second tests are negative.”

A government source told our correspondent that Governor Rauf Aregbesola was very happy on hearing  that the second test was negative.

The source who pleaded anonymity said the governor had expressed concerned that the state did not have the resources at this time to battle the virus.

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Sep 11, 2014 @ 8:53
The management of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, has said that the female student of the institution who was suspected to have the Ebola virus and moved to Lagos State has tested negative to the virus.
The Public Relations Officer of the OAU, Mr. Abiodun Olanrewaju, said this in a telephone interview with our correspondent on Thursday.
He said, ” The preliminary result of the girl is out and she tested negative. Another test will be done tomorrow. The university will issue a statement on this later today.”
The female student of the university who hails from Port Harcourt, Rivers State was said to have had contact with Dr. Iyke Enemuo who died of the Ebola virus after treating an ECOWAS diplomat in a hotel room.
The OAU student was said to have been put under surveillance in Port Harcourt for 21 days before she was certified okay having tested negative to the virus.
However, on her return to the OAU to resume her studies, she took ill again on Monday and she walked to the university’s health centre where she was admitted.
He confession to have had contact with the late doctor and the symptoms similar to the EVD triggered rumour that she had the virus and the whole university community was thrown into panic.
Some students told our correspondent that the lady was bleeding and showing signs of the Ebola virus.

But the result of the second test now would calm students of the university who had been thrown into panic since she fell sick and was moved to Lagos.