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About 100 cases of Lassa fever have been reported in different parts of Ondo State, raising fear of looming epidemic.

The Chairman of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Dr. Ayo Oladapo, who alerted Christians about the outbreak, said there was the need to keep houses clean to prevent the spread. Oladapo said about 80 cases had been confirmed by government.

However, a source in the health sector told journalists that not less than 100 cases had been reported in different hospitals in the state.

Mostly affected, he said, were the towns which shared borders with Edo and Kogi states. “I have just been informed through the representative of government that there is an outbreak of Lassa fever in the state. “About 80 cases have been confirmed.

All our churches should please sensitise their members to cover their food properly and eradicate the existence of rats in their vicinities. “Announcement should be made on pulpits and in all our services. May God deliver us all from all deadly diseases in Jesus name,” Oladapo said in a statement. In response to the scourge, Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has inaugurated an Emergency Response Committee to tackle the dreaded disease.

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