BE CAREFUL! THE RATS ARE HERE

It was a painful case today at Cross Rivers state as a pregnant woman was confirmed dead at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH), after suffering from Lassa Fever.
It was gathered that the Cross River State government provided several measures, but the victim eventually gave up the ghost. The late pregnant woman was said to have been brought from Taraba State and was first admitted at the Nigerian Navy Hospital along Moore Road Calabar before being transferred to the intensive care unit of the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH).
The Commissioner for Health in Cross River State Dr. Inyang Asibong who confirmed the incident also explained that blood sample of the deceased has been taken for proper diagnosis, assuring that measures have been put in place to avoid spread.
Speaking on the suspected case of Lassa fever, the Chief Medical Director of UCTH, Professor Thomas Agan, noted the woman died a few minutes after she was brought in from Navy Hospital.
He also assured of the readiness of the hospital to tackle future cases pointing out that they had taken delivery of some Lassa fever items by federal government.
“For now we are working on our infectious disease centre and very soon it shall be opened to members of the public. By then we shall be in a better position to handle serious infectious disease cases”, he stated.
It could be recalled that Delta State government on Wednesday, January 31st confirmed the death of one person as a result of Lassa Fever who at the Federal Medical Center in Asaba.
Meanwhile the Edo state Government is living no stone unturned in its quest to fight Lassa fever. Speaking on behalf of the government, Commissioner for Health, Dr. David Osifo said government was working closely with the Lassa Fever Institute, Irrua and Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) for case management and disease surveillance.
From all of us at www.naijmobile.com, we advise everyone to to keep their environment clean, eliminate rats from homes and communities, avoid bush burning that can drive rats into homes, protect their food stuffs and ensure to wash their hands properly regularly. If you have fever or any symptom, quickly go to the nearest health facility.

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