Nigerian Nurse Down with Ebola after Treating Patrick Sawyer Speaks Out

Obi Justina Ejelonu is from Mbaise in Imo State, a graduate of Ebonyi State Univeristy Abakaliki and was previously working at Otunba Tunwase National Pediatric Center Ijebu Ode in Ogun state before relocating to Lagos to work at the First Consultant Hospital Obalende.

Here’s a post she shared on Facebook group – Igboville last week:

“I never contacted his fluids. I checked his vitals, helped him with his food (he was too weak)…I basically touched where his hands and that’s the only contact. Not directly with his fluids. At a stage he yanked off his infusion and we had blood everywhere on his bed…but the ward maids took care of that and changed his linens with great precaution. Every patient is treated as high risk…if it were airborne, by now wahala for dey. I still thank God.

Friends, up to our uniforms n all linens were burnt off. We r on surveillance n off work till 11^th. Our samples v long bn taken by WHO n so far we v been fine. For me, kudos to my hospital management cos we work professionally wt every patient considered risk cos that’s d training. Had it been it’s been a hospital where they manage ordinary gloves lik Govt hospital nsome Janjaweed private hosp…:lol…wahala for dey o (there would have been a problem). I must also thank God Lagos Govt…infact! Even fed govt sef…all been supportive. I’m good n so r others in d hospital…”

South East Nigeria has since confirmed Justina was among those who attended to the Liberian Ebola patient, Mr Sawyer, in Lagos. She is being quarantined at Mainland hospital Yaba Lagos alongside about 40 others. The clinic is immediately after Yaba Tech. She is still alive.