The Nigerian governemnt has banned the importation of bush
meat into the country following the outbreak of Ebola Disease Virus,
EDV, that has claimed at least 1,500 lives, according to the World
Health Organisation.
Nigeria’s Health Minister, Prof.
Onyebuchi Chukwu, announced the ban on Monday during a meeting of
National Council on Health, NCH, in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital.
The
ban on bush meat through which Ebola could be contracted, is to prevent
the spread of the disease which is being contained in Lagos and Port
Harcourt.