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Lassa Fever: Ondo records 34 deaths, 227 cases

The state government said it was working on treating refuse dump sites to drive rodents away from the city.

• April 24, 2022
Lassa fever
Lassa fever

The Ondo government says 34 persons have died of Lassa Fever in the state from January 2022 to date.

In an interview on Sunday, Francis Faduyile, special adviser to the state governor on health, said the state recorded 227 confirmed cases in six Local Government Areas (LGAs) during the period under review.

He listed the local governments areas as Owo, Ose, Akure South, Akoko South-West, Akure North and Ondo West.

Mr Faduyile said there were three confirmed cases among health workers in the state.

“None of the health workers died, because they reported early as a result of a high index of suspicions and early presentations. They did well and recovered quickly,” he said.

He explained that the prevalent period of the disease was during the dry season, noting that “although there could still be one or two cases during the rainy season.

“A lot of our health workers have been put on high awareness because those that are positive should have prompt treatment.

“Ondo State government has also improved the Infectious Disease Hospital, Akure, to a standard that can take care of Lassa Fever.

“Also, the Federal Medical Centre in Owo has an area that can treat Lassa. We have also seen that the sanitation of the area is important,” he said.

Mr Faduyile, who explained that the state government was working on the refuse dump site in Owo, said a new dump site would be created, while more vehicles would be used to get refuse to the site.

He also said the area would be treated so that the rodents would leave their habitats inside the forest for the city.

Mr Faduyile noted that the Lassa Fever cases in the state, in the last couple of weeks, had reduced drastically.

(NAN)

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