Lassa Fever Kills One Nursing Student In Anambra State, 65 Placed Under Surveillance

Date: 20-06-2017 8:45 am (6 years ago) | Author: success Xenab
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It's been confirmed by the Anambra State authorities that a nursing student has died of Lassa Fever, while 65 others are being monitored.

Speaking with newsmen in Awka on Monday, the Director of Public Health, State Ministry of Health, Dr Emmanuel Okafor, said that the deceased was a student in one private nursing school in Nkpor, Idemili North.Okafor said that the lady was admitted at the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital, Awka, on June 11 before she got  transferred to the General Hospital, Irua, in Edo for diagnosis where she died on June 17.

“She was initially admitted at Amaku in Awka before she was transferred to Irua and was placed on admission there. She was bleeding from the gums, nostril and honeypot and was confirmed Lassa Fever victim in Irua. The moment it was confirmed that she had Lassa fever, we started contacts tracing.

“As of now, we have about 65 we are following up, two of them have developed fever and their samples have been taken to Irua. We are still tracking others and we have advised them on what to do to ensure they do not transfer it to their loved ones,” Okafor said.

Posted: at 20-06-2017 08:45 AM (6 years ago) | Hero
- pricklong at 20-06-2017 08:49 AM (6 years ago)
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every bad things  is just happening in Igbo land please what is happening there
Posted: at 20-06-2017 08:49 AM (6 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- chukkychukky at 20-06-2017 09:53 AM (6 years ago)
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nawaoo
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- ruthie at 20-06-2017 10:06 AM (6 years ago)
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hmmmmm... Lasaa again...
Posted: at 20-06-2017 10:06 AM (6 years ago) | Hero
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- benosky4 at 20-06-2017 12:46 PM (6 years ago)
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Lasaa outbreak again?
Posted: at 20-06-2017 12:46 PM (6 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- osayan1 at 21-06-2017 04:46 AM (6 years ago)
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it is Well ooo
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