20 People Quarantined In Borno Over Lassa Fever
Briefing newsmen on Wednesday in Maiduguri, the state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Haruna Mshelia, said a 32-year-old female (name withheld), a resident of Zabarmari village in Jere Local Government Area of the state, had been diagnosed of the disease.
Mshelia disclosed that the patient became ill last week and was admitted at a government hospital in Maiduguri, where a sample of her blood was taken to Lagos for test.
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“The result of the test has been released and it shows that the patient tested positive to Lassa fever,” he said.
The commissioner, however, said the patient was responding to treatment.
He added that the ministry had summoned stakeholders including traditional rulers to a meeting to sensitize them and the public on the need to ensure proper sanitation and avoid eating rodents, especially rats.
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The commissioner, however, said the patient was responding to treatment.
He added that the ministry had summoned stakeholders including traditional rulers to a meeting to sensitize them and the public on the need to ensure proper sanitation and avoid eating rodents, especially rats.
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The
commissioner noted that already, the ministry had mobilized its
personnel who visited Zabarmari, an outskirts of Maiduguri metropolis,
where over 20 people were identified to have had contact with the
patient.
Mshelia said those identified had already been quarantined.
Mshelia said those identified had already been quarantined.
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