Abubakar gave the advice, while briefing the newsmen on the ongoing Lassa Fever outbreak in the country on Monday in Abuja.
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Akingbehin said de-rating the markets was part of the association’s efforts to curb the spread of Lassa fever in the state
“Among the five cases from Edo, four are from Estako West Local Government Area, while the remaining case is from Uhumwonde area of the state.”
The Medical Director of the hospital, Dr. Wiza Inusa, disclosed this to journalists while giving an update on the outbreak in Jalingo.
Inusa added that two others were still receiving treatment at the hospital
And it is understood that the pest problem had spread to various other parts of the Theatre of Screams with rodents even spotted in staff offices
Karmakar said: “We have only tackled a part of the grounds so far they are riddled with rodent burrows, at least 1,000 of them
Ugbomoiko said that a parasite called mastdomys natalensis is the reservoir host of Lassa fever, a disease which he recalled recently claimed several lives in Ekpoma town and its environs in Edo State