Kogi confirms 41 Lassa fever cases, seven deaths
Kogi State Government has confirmed 41 Lassa fever cases and seven deaths in the state since January.
This was contained in a statement issued by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Mr. Daniel Alonge, in Lokoja.
Alonge noted that the state’s Ministry of Health responded appropriately to the epidemic as a result Governor Yahaya Bello’s intervention in the timely release of funds to curb the outbreak.
“The ministry is collaborating with others, especially environment and agriculture, and partners to curtail the disease.
“The Ministry of Health has carried out community sensitisation in affected local councils, to enable them adopt healthy lifestyle, by keeping their environment clean, maintaining high standard of personal hygiene and preventing rats from having access to their foodstuff at home and in market places,” the perm sec said.
He also mentioned that the health workers in primary, secondary and tertiary health institutions had been adequately sensitised to have high index of suspicion for early diagnosis and treatment.