The Lagos State government
yesterday confirmed death of one of the three confirmed cases of Lassa Fever in
the state. Giving update in Lagos, the Commissioner for Health, Dr. Jide
Idris said the deceased would be buried today, noting that the State has
recorded 14 suspected cases of Lassa Fever as at January 21.
He also
disclosed that the Ministry has shortlisted 447 contacts of the confirmed cases
and 438 (98 per cent) of the contacts who are currently being monitored.
Idris who was giving
update on the Lassa Fever outbreak in the state along with the Lagos State
Commissioner for Environment, Dr. Babatunde Adejare, said: “Three of the
suspected cases were confirmed positive of Lasssa Fever. One case was confirmed
on January 15 and two cases were confirmed on January 18. Eight suspected cases
tested negative, while we are awaiting results for the remaining three
suspected cases.”
The Commissioner
stated that the deceased was a 51-year-old man who lived in Ilasan,
Lekki and returned from Edo where he attended a wedding ceremony on December
28, last year. According to Idris, the late patient was initially admitted
at Divine Medical Centre in Ikoyi on January 12, 2016 and referred to Mainland
Hospital Yaba early January 18, 2016 and later died at 2pm same day before the
result of the laboratory test that confirmed him positive of Lassa Fever was
received.
He said: “The dead
victim will be buried today after due consultation with the family and the body
has been kept in the morgue in leak proof body bag.”
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