About 68 persons have been killed by lassa fever
since the begining of 2017, the Federal Government
has said.
Speaking at the Maiden Edition of the Lassa fever
outbreak in Abuja, the Minister of Health, who was
represented by the Minister of State for health, Dr
Ehanire Osagie expressed sadness over the
increasing case of the disease disclosing that while
718 cases have been recorded so far, 227 have been
confirmed.
Ehanire said, the record is the worst since the
outbreak of Lassa fever in 1969.
He also disclosed that the ministry of health is
working in collaboration with the Nigeria Centre for
Disease Control(NCDC) to make provision for
standard isolation wards and improve on
surveillance.
“While working to ensure that Nigeria is delisted
from Lassa fever endemic countries, we are going to
put in place necessary infrastructure that will help in
improving case management to bring down mortality
of Lassa fever.
“We are talking about standard isolation wards
across the country and quality staff at the diagnostic
centers to reduce the delays and consequences and
provide Lassa fever management commodities
including PPEs”.
He also promised that the federal government would
work with the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control
(NCDC) to ensure that care givers are well protected
while providing care for Lassa fever patients.
Speaking earlier, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the
NCDC, Chikwe Ihekweazu noted that the NCDC was
planning on setting up a risk communication plan in
affected areas so that everyone is clear on where the
responsibility of all the three tiers of government
were.
leadership.ng/2017/08/22/lassa-fever-kills-68-718-cases-recorded/

Hmmm...thats bad

Omo that's serious.

Lalasticla myndfourfour seun fp.

Really? ?? Is there a vaccine for it? What's the government doing about it?