Reports from Bauchi state yesterday shows that,the incidence of lassa fever is on the rise again with at least 3 persons dead and 10 others family members infected.
The Executive Chairman Bauchi State Primary Health Care Development Agency, Ibrahim Gamawa, said the 10 new cases were recorded in a single family at Jaye village in Tafawa Balewa Local Government Area of the state. According to him,the outbreak began with a 78 years old man,who died of the disease without seeking for professional medical care.
“Investigations revealed that the deceased contracted the virus from Liman Katagum, where some cases of Lassa Fever were found in November last year. “The victim was put on traditional treatment from patent medicine stores for a number of days before he died. 10 persons contacted the virus and samples of their blood were taken to Irrua laboratory in Edo State, where they were confirmed positive.” “They are now on admission at the state isolation centre of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Teaching hospital, Bauchi”,he said
Meanwhile, Governor Mohammed Abubakar has approved the construction of infectious diseases centre in Bayara Hospital in Bauchi, where cases of infectious diseases will be treated, while Federal Government will assist with equipping the hospital with facilities.
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