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First Case Of Lassa Fever Confirmed In Ekiti State by waloma(m): 9:50pm On Jan 18, 2016 |
Student Nurse infected with Lassa Fever in Ekiti:
A female student nurse at the Federal Teaching
Hospital (FETHI) Ido Ekiti, Ekiti State at the
weekend tested positive for the dreaded Lassa
Fever infection.
The Commissioner for Health, Dr Olurotimi Ojo,
who disclosed the first case of the infection in
the state on Monday at the Stakeholders meeting
on Lassa Fever, said the patient is currently
being isolated at the hospital, while efforts were
being made by experts to effect that she
survives.
The Commissioner said that he had spoken with
the Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the hospital,
Dr Lawrence Ayodele, who confirmed that the
patient is a student of the Teaching Hospital.
Dr Ojo, who revealed that the disease has been
endemic, particularly in Borno State since 1969,
said the patient was said to have been treated
for Malaria and Typhoid fever with high profile
antibiotics, but she did not respond to
treatment.
He said the situation had given room for
suspicion and further diagnostic steps, where the
patient was said to have been tested positive to
the disease.
He said, “Over the weekend, the state had
confirmed a case of Lassa fever that is being
managed at the Federal Teaching Hospital, Ido
Ekiti. The patient is stable and had commenced
treatment.
“Immediately the patient was diagnosed and
confirmed, the management began the process of
contact tracing. Once you have an index case,
there is tendency of having a primary case and
possible spread and this could be dangerous.
“Though, the doctors are handling the situation
and monitoring the situation very closely . So,
nobody has been quarantined after the contact
tracing”, he said.
Ojo added that the State Governor, Mr Ayodele
Fayose had already prepared an isolated ward
within the premises of Oba Adejugbe General
Hospital, Ado Ekiti, even before the breakout of
the disease in the State.
“However, the situation is being curtailed from
efforts from the State government in
collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Health
and World Health Organisation (WHO), through the
office of the national centre for disease control.
“The governor is also embarking on public and
town-to-town sensitization about Lassa fever
through the airing of jingles on the state
broadcasting corporation and distribution of IEC
materials to the people”.
He advised the people of the state to take
precautionary measures and refrain from taking
risk that can lead to the contact or spread of the
disease. |
Re: First Case Of Lassa Fever Confirmed In Ekiti State by Swissheart(f): 9:53pm On Jan 18, 2016 |
God plsssssssssssssss.. .. .. ... ... . Save us. |
Re: First Case Of Lassa Fever Confirmed In Ekiti State by waloma(m): 10:02pm On Jan 18, 2016 |
Swissheart: Indeed only God can save us and we ourselves have alot to do to prevent and stop the disease. |
Re: First Case Of Lassa Fever Confirmed In Ekiti State by EagleScribes: 12:05am On Jan 19, 2016 |
waloma: You're very right. Prevention is better than cure. Here is a good way of prevention www.nairaland.com/2872033/lassa-fever-real-heres-how |
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