The University of Jos community has been thrown into confusion following the reported diagnosis of a student with the dreaded Lassa fever disease.

The student is the second victim in Plateau State out of the five recently isolated in four states by the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control. Other states where the presence of the disease has been reported are Bauchi, Gombe and Rivers.

The second victim in Plateau State is said to be a Fulani woman nomad from the village of Shanon in the Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State.

Our correspondent learnt that both patients were admitted at the Jos University Teaching Hospital for treatment after they were isolated by the Epidemiology Unit of the state Ministry of Health.

It was further gathered that while the student had been treated and discharged the woman was still on admission in JUTH.

Officials of the epidemiology unit were said to have carried out a disinfection exercise in the university community while also counselling the students and members of the community on precautionary measures.

An official of the health ministry, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to speak, told our correspondent on Sunday that the situation had been brought under control.

He added that officers from the NCDC, Abuja, had visited the state to carry out an on the spot assessment of the situation in the state.

The official added that the ministry had received assurances from the state government that everything would be put in place to ensure that the disease did not spread to other parts of the state.

According to the official, the early detection of the disease made it possible for it to be handled and contained before it could spread to other areas.

He added that the two patients survived because the illness was reported early.

The Assistant Registrar, Information and Protocol of the university, Mr. Abdullahi Abdullahi, told our correspondent that the JUTH authorities had yet to communicate the incident to the university.

He added, however, that on the strength of the information available to the university, it was ready to cooperate with health officials to contain the spread of the epidemic.

http://www.naijahints.com/2016/09/05/scare-lassa-fever-looms-unijos/

That thing still dey town

In Nigeria?

Lassa fever looming and polio back to Nigeria.

Shebi we have government

TB
Lassa
HIV
AIDS
ZIKA
all signs of the endtime.


God help his children.
**in lasisi69's voice....... ENDTIME**

The student is the second victim in Plateau State out of the five recently isolated in four states by the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control. Other states where the presence of the disease has been reported are Bauchi, Gombe and Rivers.

[size=13pt] I don't understand why this Rat seems to be running interstate and we not noticing.

Where is the Nigerian police? [/size]

Speechless

Buhari again. Watchout for my blog

Buhari and Bad luck Sha

Everything bad seems to relocating to Nigeria now. Could it be force of attraction? Could Buhari's body odor be what is attracting them back here? Make their big brother Ebola no show face oo. Hmmm

hmmmm... Dis Nigeria no go better . I dey comot for Dis Nigeria go my village for ondo state ;Dhmmmm... Dis Nigeria no go better . I dey comot for Dis Nigeria go my village for ondo state .

God

God plss

Lara fever still de around?

hope it's confirmed n well contained. Buhari's body odour sef

Berlyn:
hmm Buhari why Apc why

oshey wailer!

Chai for dis sallah,may Allah guide us all

God help us o! Because the present Government couldn't control the economy, I hope they could control the disease.

This is not a natural disease but a creation of western pharmaceutical companies. And when you understand why Nigeria with its large population never escapes such virus scare, you'll understand what I'm talking about.

You have to ask yourself where these so called new diseases are coming from. The other time it was SARS then Ebola, and now Lassa fever.

How come humanity survived millions of years without antibiotics?

How come these so called new diseases are coming out more often when sanitation has actually improved for humanity?

How come there're more incurable diseases today than 5,000 years ago?

Capitalism has come full circle, so now we're back to slavery- Neo-capitalist slavery.

No more lassa fever in Nigeria!

musicwriter:
This is not a natural disease but a creation of western pharmaceutical companies. And when you understand why Nigeria with its large population never escapes such virus scare, you'll understand what I'm talking about.

You have to ask yourself where these so called new diseases are coming from. The other time it was SARS then Ebola, and now Lassa fever.

How come humanity survived millions of years without antibiotics?

How come these so called new diseases are coming out more often when sanitation has actually improved for humanity?

How come there're more incurable diseases today than 5,000 years ago?

Capitalism has come full circle, so now we're back to slavery- Neo-capitalist slavery.

See your life.
SARS was first discovered in China in 2002.
Lassa first discovered in lassa village Borno 1969.
Ebola first discovered Ib 1976 near Ebola river Congo.

joinnow:

See your life. SARS was first discovered in China in 2002. Lassa first discovered in lassa village Borno 1969. Ebola first discovered Ib 1976 near Ebola river Congo.

Good.
Where has Lassa been since 1969?
Where has Ebola been since 1976?