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The Oyo government says two new cases of Lassa fever have been recorded in the state.

In a statement on Monday, Bode Ladipo, the state commissioner for health, said the attention of the ministry was drawn to reports of deaths associated with fever, gastrointestinal symptoms and neck swelling in Iwajowa LGA on January 12.

“An initial visit to the General Hospital at Iwere-lle revealed the fact that there was an increase in the number of cases brought from Gaa Agbaruru settlement, with confirmation of two deaths at the facility,” the statement reads.“The team was then led to Gaa Agbaruru, a Fulani settlement in Iwere ward of the local government area, where the victims of the illness came from.“It was also confirmed that there was indeed a high degree of contact between the inhabitants, rodents and bats.

 

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