Mr Ugwu said surveillance activities had been intensified at all points of entry.
He said the state’s biosecurity and emergency response systems remained fully activated and outbreak-tested.
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The commissioner advised residents to store food in rodent-proof containers.
Mr Umar-Sadiq noted that the SWAp initiative aims to align national, state, and partner efforts
NCDC says six healthcare workers were infected with Lassa fever in one week, raising fresh concerns about occupational exposure among frontline health workers.
Nigeria is strengthening antimicrobial resistance surveillance by focusing on quality assurance and ‘One Health’ integration under its National Action Plan.
Nigeria recorded the highest global burden, with most cases reported in Ondo, Edo, Bauchi, Taraba, and Ebonyi.
Mr Idris said the project had already trained 140 change agents in 35 health facilities and 41 state trainers across five of Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones.
“If the illness is not a notifiable condition, as the case definition for viral haemorrhagic fever, then his privacy and medical confidentiality must be respected,” he said.
