Lassa Fever Has Already Killed 63 People Within A Month In Nigeria

The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, says the Lassa fever epidemic has claimed 63 lives out of 212 reported from 62 local government areas in affected states. Speaking ‎at the emergency National Council of Health meeting in Abuja yesterday January 19th, The Minister listed the 17 affected states as Bauchi, Niger, Taraba, Kano, Rivers, Oyo, Ondo, Edo, Plateau, Gombe, Nasarawa, Lagos, Delta, Ekiti, Ebonyi, Zamfara, Kogi as well as the FCT.

He said there is high level of denial and conspiracy across some states and appealed to health managers to stop the trend of being silent and deceiving their state government. He described the denial of Ebonyi to report five suspected cases and one death as conspiracy of denial.

Adewole added that intensive efforts are being made to stop the spread of the deadly virus. He announced that six of the most affected states will have Lassa fever diagnostic centres. They are Niger, Nasarawa, Taraba, Plateau, Bauchi and Ondo states.

This is in addition to the six existing Lassa fever treatment centres namely Irrua, Edo; University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, Maiduguri, Borno; Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital Kano, Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), University College Hospital Ibadan, and the National Centre for Disease Control, Asokoro, Abuja.

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Posted: at 20-01-2016 08:45 AM (8 years ago) | Addicted Hero

So wetin buhari dey do about it or he no dey hear about it,even the so called minister for health,just sorry for those people that elected the so called change dictator,who wenever he wokes up,will alter rubbish from his mouth,no agenda,just taking revenge&fighting opposition,Oya all the money wey you don gather from the looters nko? Abi na him you dey use treat&pay your physician cos na everywhere you dey go,you dey carry am go,at whose expense? Nigerians shine your eyes.

Posted: at 20-01-2016 09:34 AM (8 years ago) | Hero

Please the government should do something about it before it too late

Posted: at 20-01-2016 10:32 AM (8 years ago) | Hero

Pls blame on Jonathan

Posted: at 20-01-2016 12:45 PM (8 years ago) | Addicted Hero

May God save the country

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Posted: at 20-01-2016 01:02 PM (8 years ago) | Hero

this is serious God protect us and end this

Posted: at 20-01-2016 07:19 PM (8 years ago) | Hero

Which part of the world are you commenting from? Maybe you are from Pluto...

Posted: at 21-01-2016 07:46 PM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac