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Yellow Fever Claims 16 Lives In Ebonyi by damilola4162(m): 7:32am On Aug 10, 2019 |
NO fewer than 16 lives have reportedly been lost to an outbreak of yellow fever virus in Izzi Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. Several other victims were receiving treatment at the Virology Centre and Iboko General Hospital in the state as at the time of filing this report. The virus had reportedly been ravaging the community since July before the information got to the state’s ministry of health which thereafter moved in to curtail further spread. The Permanent Secretary in the state’s Ministry of Health, Dr. Chris Achi, confirmed the incident on Friday in a chat with journalists in Abakaliki. He said the Federal Ministry of Health and Nigeria Centre for Disease Control had intervened in the matter. Achi blamed the death of the 16 persons on patronage of quacks and use of herbs to treat the outbreak. He appealed to the people of the state to always access health facilities located in their areas. According to him, a specie of mosquito called AEDES transmits the virus to humans and it has three to six days incubation period in human body. “Yes, that is why we appreciate the community giving early information to the authority especially when they notice that there is an unusual happening. We have always insisted that people should make use of our health facilities. In all the 171 political wards in Ebonyi State, we have health centres that will serve them. “On July 16, somebody called me from one of the villages in Izzi Local Government Area saying that there was a way people were dying in the village and that he was suspecting that something might be wrong. I called health workers there who said no such case came to their clinic. “I sent our rapid response team to visit the place, lo and behold, when they got there, it was a case of yellow fever but unfortunately, we had had about 16 deaths from the place. So we moved to the place and conducted case search. Those who already had the symptom, we moved to the health facility at Ndungele and when it was serious ,we moved some to the general hospital at Iboko and Virology Center here in Abakaliki. “But the problem about the outbreak was that our people did not believe that they would have to go to hospital when they experienced yellowness of the eyes. They believed that they could be treated with local herbs and that’s why we recorded causalities which should not have been.” Achi said they state government notified federal ministry of health and Center For Disease Control immediately they knew about the outbreak. “For the past two weeks, they have been in Ebonyi State to ensure control and they equally came with drugs and consignments.”We are equally doing much to ensure that it does not spread to the capital city. Yellow fever is not transmitted from human to human. It can only be transmitted through mosquito. There are forest monkeys that equally carry yellow fever virus and if mosquito bites the monkey and bites somebody in the forest it will pass the virus and if the mosquito bites another person, it will continue to transmit the virus. That is the way the virus spreads. Yellow fever comes with fever, typhoid and if it is not detected on time, it will start draining the victim’s blood and the person will go into coma,” Achi explained. Source:https://thenationonlineng.net/yellow-fever-claims-16-lives-in-ebonyi/ 1 Like |
Re: Yellow Fever Claims 16 Lives In Ebonyi by Dozie32(m): 7:38am On Aug 10, 2019 |
Rip to the dead |
Re: Yellow Fever Claims 16 Lives In Ebonyi by Nwaedeinya(m): 7:38am On Aug 10, 2019 |
bad |
Re: Yellow Fever Claims 16 Lives In Ebonyi by KingGBsky(m): 7:39am On Aug 10, 2019 |
The number of people that have lost their lives since Buhari won election keeps increasing daily. Buhari is to blame. 1 Like |
Re: Yellow Fever Claims 16 Lives In Ebonyi by Menance: 7:39am On Aug 10, 2019 |
Nawa o |
Re: Yellow Fever Claims 16 Lives In Ebonyi by Dozie32(m): 7:39am On Aug 10, 2019 |
Wow, I commented first up there oooo!! I don finallyake am for life ooo! |
Re: Yellow Fever Claims 16 Lives In Ebonyi by helinues: 7:39am On Aug 10, 2019 |
Too bad. Dave should do something about it asap |
Re: Yellow Fever Claims 16 Lives In Ebonyi by BenAndrew: 7:40am On Aug 10, 2019 |
Sad, the State government needs to tackle issues like this.. waking up to news like this on front page is disheartening. #RIP |
Re: Yellow Fever Claims 16 Lives In Ebonyi by helinues: 7:40am On Aug 10, 2019 |
Dozie32: 3 Likes
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Re: Yellow Fever Claims 16 Lives In Ebonyi by YorubaKing: 7:43am On Aug 10, 2019 |
Muddy Jungle... 1 Like |
Re: Yellow Fever Claims 16 Lives In Ebonyi by Eaglenimi: 7:43am On Aug 10, 2019 |
The governor should do something about it o 2 Likes |
Re: Yellow Fever Claims 16 Lives In Ebonyi by Nobody: 7:45am On Aug 10, 2019 |
Hmmmmmm The stuff don kill 16 now now. EBOLA dey learn be that... 1 Like |
Re: Yellow Fever Claims 16 Lives In Ebonyi by Bossontop(m): 7:46am On Aug 10, 2019 |
Dozie32: U nor fit read d atmosphere for here abii?? 6 Likes 1 Share
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Re: Yellow Fever Claims 16 Lives In Ebonyi by dayleke: 7:46am On Aug 10, 2019 |
An epidemic? Not good at all.... |
Re: Yellow Fever Claims 16 Lives In Ebonyi by Nobody: 7:48am On Aug 10, 2019 |
What could lead to prevalence of such Doctors?? |
Re: Yellow Fever Claims 16 Lives In Ebonyi by Dozie32(m): 7:52am On Aug 10, 2019 |
Lol, who slapped me? ] |
Re: Yellow Fever Claims 16 Lives In Ebonyi by money121(m): 7:53am On Aug 10, 2019 |
Re: Yellow Fever Claims 16 Lives In Ebonyi by Nobody: 8:03am On Aug 10, 2019 |
Osagyefo98:Lack of SURVEILLANCE and PROACTIVENESS... 1 Like |
Re: Yellow Fever Claims 16 Lives In Ebonyi by Adewinner987: 8:06am On Aug 10, 2019 |
KingGBsky:... 1 Like |
Re: Yellow Fever Claims 16 Lives In Ebonyi by candidbabe(f): 8:08am On Aug 10, 2019 |
Lord behold your people |
Re: Yellow Fever Claims 16 Lives In Ebonyi by fineboynl(m): 8:10am On Aug 10, 2019 |
local villagers always believe they have medicine for all sickness, fortunately and lucky for them virus outbreak is very rare or unlikely to occurred among them, which can easily wipe them away before the authority or the rest of the world knows about it. 1 Like |
Re: Yellow Fever Claims 16 Lives In Ebonyi by NNEWIsuper: 9:35am On Aug 10, 2019 |
what is happening to Alaigbo of recent ..from Anambra having 20 persons on death roll abroad, prostitution amongst Anambra women in Malaysia to this one..nawa ooooo |
Re: Yellow Fever Claims 16 Lives In Ebonyi by Aidejay(m): 11:07am On Aug 10, 2019 |
No one cares about what's happening in Ebonyi (I'm just stating the facts) |
Re: Yellow Fever Claims 16 Lives In Ebonyi by Ebonyigoodnews: 12:55pm On Aug 10, 2019 |
Aidejay:Then face ur own state and why opening the thread? |
Re: Yellow Fever Claims 16 Lives In Ebonyi by incentive: 9:10pm On Aug 10, 2019 |
Hmm! God, have mercy on your people. |
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