The World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed that the man who died in the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH) on Wednesday in a suspected case of Ebola did not have the deadly virus.
Ten people were quarantined after coming into contact with the man, who was said to have shown Ebola-like symptoms.
Those quarantined included nurses who had attended to the patient, said Queeneth Kalu, the hospital’s chief medical director.
A WHO spokesman later confirmed the man had tested negative for Ebola and Lassa fever.
He died shortly after being admitted to hospital in Calabar, officials said.
Ebola arrived in Nigeria in July 2014 when a Liberian businessman collapsed at Lagos airport.
But the outbreak was contained with seven deaths – far fewer cases than in the worst-hit countries.
Nigeria was declared free of the virus a year ago.
Posted by Janice Johnson
