The state Commissioner for health, Dr. Innocent Vakkai, who confirmed the incident in Jalingo, on Monday, also disclosed that several others had been hospitalized in health care centres in the area with symptoms of severe stooling and vomiting.
Browsing: Dr. Innocent Vakkai
Dr Innocent Vakkai, the Chairman of the COVID-19 Technical Committee in Taraba, announced this on Monday at a news conference organised by the state Ministry of Information and Orientation in Jalingo.
According to the commissioner, the state government has activated its surveillance system for more case detection and proper treatment
This was revealed by the World Health Organisation through its Surveillance Officer, Dr. Bello Ahmed, on Tuesday at a sensitisation workshop on Lassa Fever, organised by the Tarabe State Ministry of Health
Vakkai told newsmen on Wednesday in Jalingo that majority of those affected were children bellow five years, who had not been vaccinated