The Lagos State Government, yesterday, uncovered that there is no new instance of Lassa fever recorded in the state.
Lassa-feverIt additionally said that the list case, a 25-year-old male undergrad of the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State, is quickly reacting to treatment in the healing facility.
The state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Jide Idris while instructions newsmen at the weekend, asked occupants to resist the urge to panic over the flare-up of Lassa fever, saying everything conceivable was being done to diminish the spread of the infection in the state.
Affirming the event of the first instance of Lassa fever in the state, Idris clarified that the patient was accounted for to have fallen sick after he arrived Lagos and "was taken to Ahmadiyyah Hospital, Ojokoro on January 9, 2016 with protest of fever, sore throats and trouble in gulping before he was later taken to Lagos University Teaching Hospital, LUTH, where he is right now been disconnected for treatment.
"The patient is without further ado being overseen at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) and his condition is steady", he included.
Additionally, he said that "Ahmmadiyyah Hospital, where the first instance of the illness in Lagos was accounted for, is presently under reconnaissance and there will be no administration conveyance in the office until further notice. The 15 in-patients and in addition 25 wellbeing laborers in the office are being checked for the following 21 days. Contacts following is continuous; and right now we have 92 contacts and all are being caught up."
Nonetheless, when reached yesterday, a source at the state Ministry of Health, who favored obscurity, said, "As I talk, there is no crisp instance of Lassa in Lagos, the main record case is reacting to treatment under stable condition and contacts are all under strict observation while offices; and disengagement focuses have been readied to oversee suspected and affirmed cases."
However, Lassa fever and Ebola Virus Disease are said to fit in with the same Viral Haemorrhagic Fever bunch, Lassa Fever is milder and can be dealt with and cured if identified early. Along these lines, any relentless fever ought to be accounted for to the closest general wellbeing office.
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Idris on the other hand, encouraged individuals from people in general and wellbeing specialists to report any case or indications of diligent high fever not reacting to standard treatment for jungle fever and typhoid fever to the closest wellbeing office or call the accompanying lines:, 08037170614, 08022234273, 08022241768 08033065303, 08033086660, 08055281442 and 08023169485.
Guaranteeing the Lagosians, Idris said "Government is completely arranged to deal with the circumstance and in that capacity individuals ought not freeze for whatever reasons.
The Lagos State Government as a major aspect of its command stays focused on guaranteeing that the prosperity of the general population is guaranteed. We won't bargain on our dedication to a sound and upbeat state."
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