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Four Persons Die Of Lassa Fever In Taraba
Nwangoro Nnaemeka
Updated January 27, 2020
Four persons have been confirmed dead in Taraba following the outbreak of Lassa fever in the state.
The Commissioner for Health, Dr Innocent Vakkai, disclosed this to reporters on Monday in Jalingo, the state capital.
He explained that the ministry has recorded 15 suspected cases of Lassa fever, with only five found to be positive...
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Source: https://thestreetjournal.org/2020/01/lassa-fever-4-suspected-cases-recorded-in-adamawa/
Lassa Fever: 4 Suspected Cases Recorded in Adamawa
Jan 27, 2020
Adamawa Government on Monday confirmed four suspected cases of Lassa Fever in the state.
Dr Bwalki Dilli, the state Director, Public Health, confirmed the development in Yola.
Dilli however said the four cases are still under diagnosis.
“The patients were admitted at the state treatment centre located at Federal Medical Centre, Yola, their samples had been taken and referred to the laboratory in Abuja, for diagnosis.
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Source: https://www.thecable.ng/lassa-fever-seven-doctors-five-nurses-quarantined-at-adamawa-hospital
Lassa fever: Seven doctors, five nurses quarantined at Adamawa hospital
January 27 2020 13:32
Seven doctors and five nurses have been quarantined at the Federal Medical Centre, Yola, Adamawa state, following their contact with a patient diagnosed with Lassa fever.
A source at the hospital told TheCable on Monday that a pregnant woman who lost her fetus was the primary contact.
She said the woman was admitted at the labour ward, where the fetus was evacuated on Friday.
“After the evacuation, it was observed that the woman had fever and was bleeding. So the medical team thought as much that it was a case of Lassa fever, then she was transferred to the isolation room,” she said.
“When she was sent to the isolation room, the blood samples were taken away for test, because normally they don’t do the test here (FMC Yola). They had to send the samples and we waited for the test results which came out yesterday and showed that she was positive. But the patient died about two days to the release of the result.”
He said there have been no symptoms from other health workers...
Four Persons Die Of Lassa Fever In Taraba
Nwangoro Nnaemeka
Updated January 27, 2020
Four persons have been confirmed dead in Taraba following the outbreak of Lassa fever in the state.
The Commissioner for Health, Dr Innocent Vakkai, disclosed this to reporters on Monday in Jalingo, the state capital.
He explained that the ministry has recorded 15 suspected cases of Lassa fever, with only five found to be positive...
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Source: https://thestreetjournal.org/2020/01/lassa-fever-4-suspected-cases-recorded-in-adamawa/
Lassa Fever: 4 Suspected Cases Recorded in Adamawa
Jan 27, 2020
Adamawa Government on Monday confirmed four suspected cases of Lassa Fever in the state.
Dr Bwalki Dilli, the state Director, Public Health, confirmed the development in Yola.
Dilli however said the four cases are still under diagnosis.
“The patients were admitted at the state treatment centre located at Federal Medical Centre, Yola, their samples had been taken and referred to the laboratory in Abuja, for diagnosis.
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Source: https://www.thecable.ng/lassa-fever-seven-doctors-five-nurses-quarantined-at-adamawa-hospital
Lassa fever: Seven doctors, five nurses quarantined at Adamawa hospital
January 27 2020 13:32
Seven doctors and five nurses have been quarantined at the Federal Medical Centre, Yola, Adamawa state, following their contact with a patient diagnosed with Lassa fever.
A source at the hospital told TheCable on Monday that a pregnant woman who lost her fetus was the primary contact.
She said the woman was admitted at the labour ward, where the fetus was evacuated on Friday.
“After the evacuation, it was observed that the woman had fever and was bleeding. So the medical team thought as much that it was a case of Lassa fever, then she was transferred to the isolation room,” she said.
“When she was sent to the isolation room, the blood samples were taken away for test, because normally they don’t do the test here (FMC Yola). They had to send the samples and we waited for the test results which came out yesterday and showed that she was positive. But the patient died about two days to the release of the result.”
He said there have been no symptoms from other health workers...
