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Read Why You At Danger Of Contracting Lassa Fever With Intake Of Soaked Garri by opeyemiieblog(m): 7:51pm On Jan 17, 2016 |
The warning is coming from the Medical and Health Workers Union, Lagos State Council, who on Saturday, January 17, said that it would embark on public enlightenment to discourage consumption of soaked garri for now to prevent Lassa fever. Speaking in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos, Razak Adeofalade, the chairman of the union stated this According to him, the house rats that caused Lassa fever are mostly in contact with Nigerian most popular food, Garri, a cassava product. Medical Experts Warn Nigerians to avoid drinking garri to prevent Lassa fever Adeofalade said: “We are going to encourage members of the public to depart from the process of drinking garri at this moment, it is better that the cassava flour is utilised for `eba,’ because of the use of hot water. “ We are waging total war and that is: `War against Rats,’ and that is what we are going to do to ensure we do not have another victim of Lassa Fever in the state. “We will also be telling them to ensure that their fruits and raw vegetables are properly washed if they must be consumed raw and cook to the appropriate temperature. “The whole essence is to enlighten our people because education carries a lot of weight in this whole activity. “We call for adaptation of best practices for food storage to prevent epidemic.” According to him, the union is determined to wage war against rat in the state and public enlightenment on fighting epidemic. He said his members cut across all government’s hospitals and local governments and would be mobilised to start enlightenment on the evil of rodents. “ We will go into premises, market place and teach them on the best practice of storing of food items from contacts with rodents,’’ he said. Over 45 death have been recorded in 10 states since the emergence of Lassa fever. cc lalasticlala seun Ishilove http://www.praizeblog.com/2016/01/read-why-you-at-danger-of-contracting.html?m=0#more
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Re: Read Why You At Danger Of Contracting Lassa Fever With Intake Of Soaked Garri by zenith4biz(m): 7:59pm On Jan 17, 2016 |
Yeparipa Gari strike Bad news for students but prevention is better than death |
Re: Read Why You At Danger Of Contracting Lassa Fever With Intake Of Soaked Garri by opeyemiieblog(m): 6:39am On Jan 18, 2016 |
zenith4biz:nasooo |
Re: Read Why You At Danger Of Contracting Lassa Fever With Intake Of Soaked Garri by opeyemiieblog(m): 9:06am On Jan 18, 2016 |
oya oo lalasticlala |
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