There have been outbreaks of Lassa fever in some states of the country, and it is still spreading to others. Permit me a space in your weekly health column to ask about the signs and symptoms of the disease and how to prevent and control it.Thanks, Abashiyya for your question. Lassa fever according to the World Health Organisation is an acute viral haemorrhagic illness caused by the Lassa virus, a member of the arenavirus family of viruses.
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Lassa fever: 29 dead, 195 cases confirmed – Daily TrustAt least 29 people have been killed while 195 people have tested positive for Lassa fever in the ongoing outbreak that has spread across 11 states, with Ogun, Kaduna and Borno reporting single deaths since Friday. We need to do something about this killer-lassa fever before people start dying in hundreds.
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Lassa fever: Casualties hit 29,195 cases confirmed – Daily TrustSpreads to Kaduna At least, 29 people have been killed and while 195 people have tested positive for Lassa fever following the outbreak of the epidemic which has spread to about 11 states, with Ogun, Kaduna and Borno reporting single deaths since Friday. This is as the Nigeria Centre for Diseases Control has activated a … NCDCgov Avoid drinking Garri NCDCgov It’s highly infectious & dreadful it must be declared epidemic because of its dreadfulness! Emergency hospital must be sets up & be visible at all Centers and serious campaigns 4 awareness to curb the continual spread of this menace. May Allah protect us
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Lassa Fever: Avoid eating rat - Minister tells Nigerians - Daily Post NigeriaDr. Mohammad Abubakar, the Minister of Environment, has advised Nigerians to stop eating rats for now as 29 deaths cases have been recorded due to Lassa Who eats rat
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Tension as Lassa fever kills one in Ogun - Daily Post NigeriaThere is palpable tension among residents of Ogun State as Lassa fever reportedly killed a 26-year-old woman, Titilayo Akinsola on Saturday. She died of
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Lassa Fever: Enugu govt denies rumoured death of nurse - Daily Post NigeriaThe Enugu State Government has dispelled the rumour making the rounds that one of the nurses that treated the patient who died of Lassa fever has also
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Ogun: FMC backtracks, says Lassa fever patient not dead – Daily TrustThe Management of the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Idi – Aba, Abeokuta, Ogun State on Sunday gave a volte-face refutal over a Lassa fever patient, Mrs Titilayo Akinsola, who was earlier reported dead. The hospital said the only death recorded at the facility “was that of a man who died of Dengue fever.” Daily Trust … 😂
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