Addressing a news briefing in Jos, Lar said the state had 21 suspected cases but seven have been confirmed positive.
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The Kaduna State Ministry of Health on Monday confirmed the death of a 36-year-old male who tested positive to Lassa fever in the state.
Abubakar gave the advice, while briefing the newsmen on the ongoing Lassa Fever outbreak in the country on Monday in Abuja.
The Kwara State Government has begun intensive surveillance and screenings at its land borders and the Ilorin International Airports to check the spread of Lassa fever into the state, calling on the public to be vigilant and report any suspicious cases at the nearest health centres.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control says it has five functional molecular laboratories for diagnosing and detecting Lassa fever in the country.
Ahmed Yahaya, the state Commissioner for Health, said this while speaking with journalists on Monday in Lafia.
Dr. Rafiu Isamotu, the state Commissioner for Health, made this known on Monday in Osogbo at a news conference also attended by Dr. Olasiji Olamiju, the Special Adviser to Governor Gboyega Oyetola on Public Health
The Adamawa State Government on Monday confirmed four suspected cases of Lassa Fever in the state.
The State’s Commissioner for Health, Dr. Ali Inname, said the state had made some preparations and deployed experts to sensitise people on what is needed to be done to prevent the disease.
The Commissioner for Health, Dr. Tomi Coker, made this known in a statement on Sunday in Abeokuta.
The Federal Medical Centre, Lokoja in Kogi State has confirmed three cases of Lassa fever with one recorded death at the facility in the last one week.
The Permanent Secretary, State Ministry of Health, Dr. Ifeanyi Agujiobi, said this in a statement in Enugu on Saturday
Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, Director General, NCDC, who disclosed this in a statement he signed on Saturday in Abuja, explained that the current figures were as at January 24
A statement issued in Kaduna by the Commissioner for Health, Amina Baloni, said the patient is being treated at a designated infectious disease control centre.
The Plateau State Commissioner of Health, Dr. Nimkong Ndam, on Friday confirmed five cases of Lassa fever in the state.
Okundia made this known during a Lassa fever committee meeting, chaired by the state Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, and representative of the World Health Organization.
A statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Abdullahi Ganduje, Abba Anwar, made available to newsmen in Kano, said only five cases of the disease were confirmed.
The Commissioner of Health, Dr. Salisu Kwayabura, confirmed the outbreak at a press conference on Thursday in Maiduguri.
The Edo State Government on Thursday said it recorded eight deaths out of a total of 175 cases of Lassa Fever since the current outbreak of the epidemic in the state.
The Kwara State Government on Thursday urged the people of the state to remain calm as enough measures have been taken to guide against spread of Lassa fever and other communicable diseases.