The Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba on Friday said it had discharged its Lassa fever patient who had been in isolation for four weeks.
A statement, which was signed by the Information Officer of LUTH, said the patient had now tested negative to the Lassa fever virus after weeks of receiving treatment.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the first case of Lassa fever in Lagos was diagnosed at the LUTH on January 15.
It was a 25-year-old student of the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State, who had contacted the virus before he came to visit his parents at Ifako-Ijaiye area of Lagos State.
He was admitted in a private hospital at Ifako-Ijaiye on January 9 and was transferred to LUTH on January 15 on an account of developing symptoms of fever, sore throat and body ache.
The medical personnel in LUTH had run a blood test on him, which confirmed he had Lassa fever.
The statement said: “It is gladdening to note that the patient has fully recovered and has been discharged having tested negative for Lassa fever virus.
“When the case was reported, the Lagos State and Federal Governments were intimated and they gave a quick response by providing logistic support including providing the drug (ribavirin) for Lassa fever.
“The hospital also mobilised its team of specialists including nurses, virologists and medical microbiologists.
“The patient was managed in an Isolation Centre with other drugs and adequate infection control measures put in place.
“These included contact tracing and monitoring.”
The statement said the management of the hospital applauded the Federal Ministry of Health, the National Centre for Disease Control and the Lagos State Government for their quick intervention.
According to it, the LUTH is probably one of the first hospitals in the South West that has successfully admitted, managed and discharged a Lassa fever patient in this current outbreak.
The statement called on multinational companies, corporate bodies and individuals to support and partner with LUTH to ensure efficient health care delivery to the country.
NAN.
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