The Ebonyi State government, on Thursday, confirmed that the dreaded Lassa fever has claimed three lives in the state.
The state Commissioner for Health, Dr Daniel Umezurike, disclosed this to newsmen in Abakaliki,the state capital, on the outcome of the State Government’s Rapid Response Committee meeting on the disease.
“The victims died because their cases were not reported early to the appropriate quarters and their situation degenerated before being reported.
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“We have successfully treated 49 suspected cases with the drug of choice, as most of the patients had clinical symptoms of Lassa fever which turned out negative after the diagnosis. “We have increased our surveillance across the state on the disease and urge the citizens to take preventive measures against it while promptly reporting suspected cases,” he said.
The Secretary to the State Government (SSG) Professor Bernard Odoh, said that the state Virology Centre, would be completed in three weeks to assist in diagnosing such diseases.
“We have to commence the project despite the Federal Government’s pledge to construct the centre in the state.
“This is due to the seriousness we attach to curbing the disease with emphasis on early diagnosis of such diseases.
“The only diagnostic centre in the South-East and South-South zones is at Irua, Edo State, as our project has reached the lintel level with construction work ongoing continuously.
Source: Nigerian Tribune
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