Yellow fever is starting to take over Enugu State, the state Government has confirmed it had received reports of strange deaths suspected to be cases of Yellow Fever outbreak within communities in Nsukka, Isi-Uzo, and Igbo-Etiti Local Government Areas of the state.

The state Commissioner of Health, Prof Ikechukwu Obi, in a statement on Sunday, said that the ministry’s Rapid Response Team, LGA Rapid Response Teams in collaboration with International and National Partners had visited the communities to investigate the reports and had taken samples for testing.

The statement read, “Following the confirmed cases of Yellow Fever in Igbo Eze North LGA of Enugu State and the concerted efforts to control the situation in the LGA by the State Government, Stakeholders and Partners; Federal and International, reports have also been received of ‘strange deaths’ within communities in Nsukka, Isi-Uzo and Igbo-Etiti LGAs.

“The Enugu State Ministry of Health Rapid Response Team, LGA Rapid Response Teams, International and National Partners have also visited these LGAs to investigate the reports and take samples for testing just as was done for the reports at Igboeze North.
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