Students and staff of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State were on Thursday seen jubilating the outcome of an Ebola Virus Disease test conducted on a suspected female student of the institution.
The suspected student, according to the Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof. Bamitale Omole, tested negative in both the preliminary and confirmation stages.
It will be recalled that a female student of OAU was on Tuesday quarantined after she confessed to have had contact with the late Port Harcourt doctor, Iyke Enemuo.
Omole noted that OAU students, who are Liberians indigenes have been asked not to resume.
He spoke during a press conference on the update of EVD on OAU campus.
"Apart from the fact that we have set up an Ebola Surveillance Team, we have also told our students who are Liberian not to resume for the purpose of safety," he said.
While stating that the suspected female student and OAU community was EVD free, he explained that investigation was ongoing by some of its scientists.
He added, "Sequel to an earlier release on a female student of Obafemi Awolowo University, who was suspected to have been a secondary contact with EVD and who was sent to the Ebola Isolation Center in Lagos for further clinical and laboratory investigation, the university authorities are happy to announce that the result of the preliminary and confirmatory tests proved negative.
"The university authorities there wish to inform the university community and the general public that the preliminary results and the confirmatory tests proved negative. Consequently, this university is EVD free.
"Therefore, everyone is enjoined to go about their normal business freely without fear or panic. However, as prevention is better than cure, members of the university community and the general public are advised to maintain standard hygenic precautionary measures as established by the university Ebola Surveillance Committee. We have also began investigation here on the disease."
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