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Lassa Fever:- 1 Dead, Pregnant Woman Contracts Disease In Ogun State by iamsylvester: 7:15am On Feb 15, 2016
The primary contacts of the victim,
numbering up to 121, are being closely
monitored, adding that none of them
have shown any sign or symptom of
Lassa Fever.

The Ogun state Commissioner for
Health, Dr. Babatunde Ipayehas
confirmed that one victim has died of
Lassa Fever in the state.

Ipaye also told newsmen that
pregnant woman has also contracted
the disease, adding that she has been
moved to the isolation centre at the
Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching
Hospital, Sagamu.

The commissioner said “The deceased
was responding positively to
treatment before she started
developing complications on Saturday.

“The state government was
planning to celebrate the success of
her case while the family was
planning a thanksgiving Service
before her death.”

He also said the primary contacts of
the victim, numbering up to 121, are
being closely monitored, adding that
none of them have shown any sign
or symptom of Lassa Fever.

Ipaye also told newsmen that the
family of the dead victim has been
instructed to bury him, in line with
the World Health Organisation and
National Protocol on management of
Lassa fever.

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Re: Lassa Fever:- 1 Dead, Pregnant Woman Contracts Disease In Ogun State by Ajuba1: 7:40am On Feb 15, 2016
This can't be true because yoruba people are immune from contacting lassa fever,maybe the victim is a foreigner..nsogbu dikwa.

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