Fresh Outbreak Of Lassa Fever In Delta Causes Outbreak
A fresh outbreak of the dreaded Lassa fever has been confirmed in Delta State On Monday.
A woman named Roseline Ekev, a native of Umuolu community, Ndokwa East local government of the state.
She had been battling with the disease since August this year but now confimed dead.
Two others that have suspected infected by the disease have been quarantined.
Dr Mordi Ononye Commissioner for Health, confirmed that the state government was committed to ending the spread of the disease. He added that though it was unfortunate the victim died, officials of the state Ministry of Health conducted a thorough investigation in the entire Umuolu community and found no further trace of the disease.
He said that the state government health managers are currently working across the state to timely intervene in case of any suspicious outbreak or fresh cases, urging the people who have treated malaria with no headway to report to the nearest hospital for treatment.
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