Health authorities in Lagos raced to stop the spread of Ebola on Saturday after a man sick with one of the world's deadliest diseases brought it by plane to Lagos, Africa's largest city with 21 million people. Those on the flight with him as well as those who had physical contact with him at the airport and hospital are being tracked.
The fact that the traveler from Liberia could board a flight raised fears that other passengers could take the disease beyond Africa due to weak passenger inspection and the fact symptoms are similar to those of other diseases. Officials in Togo, where the sick man's flight had a stopover, also went on high alert. Screening people as they enter the country may help slow the spread of the disease, but it is no guarantee Ebola won't travel by plane, said Lance Plyler, who heads medical efforts in Liberia for Samaritan's Purse. Meanwhile, that North Carolina-based aid organization issued a news release Saturday saying that American doctor Kent Brantly tested positive for the disease and was being treated in Liberia.
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