Taraba state government has confirmed that there has been an
outbreak of Lassa fever in the state which has left one person dead and two
others being place in quarantine.
The
Commissioner of Health, Innocent Vakkai, who confirmed the outbreak said, “One
person died and two others quarantined and their blood samples have already
been taken to Irrua Specialists’ Hospital in Edo State for further
confirmation.”
He
added that the government had reacted swiftly to contain the disease and there
was therefore no need to panic. He went further to educate the people on the
mode of spread of the disease as well as some of the symptoms.
“People usually get
infected with the Lassa Virus after exposure to infected rodents, while person
to person transmission occurs through direct contact with the sick person.”
“Other precautionary
measures include putting food in rodent proof containers and wearing
protections such as masks, gloves, gowns among others,” he added.
The
commissioner advised that anyone who had symptoms of nasal bleeding as well
as bleeding through the anus and mouth to the nearest hospital as they were
also symptoms of the fever.
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