A virologist, Dr Adekunle Adeniji, has said Nigeria is in
danger of Dengue fever outbreak, another deadly
fever in the class of Ebola virus disease, said to be
transmitted by two types of mosquitoes now rife
in the country.

Dr Adeniji, Director of World Health Organisation
(WHO) National Polio Laboratory, Department of
Virology, University of Ibadan (UI), named the
mosquitoes as Aedes aegypti mosquito (yellow
fever mosquitoes) and Aedes albopictusis (tiger
mosquitoes), adding that the mosquitoes had been
observed in Nigeria and that they spent their
lifetime in or around homes.

According to Dr Adeniji, “there is no house that
these mosquitoes are not present, including big
hotels. We have all the four stereotypes of Dengue
fever in Nigeria. Although not all mosquitoes are
infected with Dengue virus, if beaten by an
infected one, it will spread the virus.”

The expert said these mosquitoes, black and tiny,
with white patches on it, look alike, adding that the
recent case people thought was Ebola virus disease
turned out be a case of Dengue fever.
He said Dengue virus had been isolated by the
Department of Virology as back as the 70’s from
humans and mosquitoes, declaring that Aedes
albopictusis was not native to Africa, but found its
way into Nigeria through the international trade in
used tyres, where their eggs were deposited.

Although there is yet no outbreak of Dengue fever in
Nigeria, the expert urged the people to protect
themselves from being bitten by mosquitoes and
also charged them to maintain clean environment.

Source: http://tribune.com.ng/news/top-stories/item/3708-dengue-fever-outbreak-imminent-in-nigeria-expert-warns/3708-dengue-fever-outbreak-imminent-in-nigeria-expert-warns

Na wah, Na to settle one wahala and to begin another wahala, time to get myself more mosquito treated net and mosquito repellent cream before the prices go out of control.

Doesn't this dengue fever have a cure?

Gboliwe: Doesn't this dengue fever have a cure?

There's no specific medicine for it yet... Infected person should use pain relievers with acetaminophen and avoid medicine with aspirin...

May God help us oh...

Another illness underway?

SisiNini:

There's no specific medicine for it yet... Infected person should use pain relievers with acetaminophen and avoid medicine with aspirin...

May God help us oh...

Amen.

Our micro-biologist should get to work before it starts.

Chai god abeg na



Bh

Ebola

Pdp

Apc


Now dengue




We must survive