Lassa Fever: Katsina Records Six Suspected Cases, One Confirmed Death
The Katsina State Government on Monday said it is taking proactive measures to reduce mortality rate and manage the spread of Lassa fever and other epidemic-prone diseases, including cerebrospinal meningitis, diphtheria, mpox, measles, and cholera in the state. Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-1672569656851-0"); }); This follows the widespread outbreak of Lassa fever in parts of the country, which mostly affects healthcare workers. A maternal and child health clinic in Katsina The Executive Secretary of the State Primary Healthcare Agency, Dr. Shamsuddeen Yahaya, disclosed this in an exclusive interview with Channels Television, advising residents to maintain personal and environmental hygiene. Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-1672569913499-0"); }); Dr. Yahaya He revealed that the state had recorded six suspected cases of Lassa fever alongside one confirmed death. He further explained that the agency has, in response to this, conducted an active case search and contact tracing, where it identified 15 contacts, and so far they had been doing well, and that there was no new active case of Lassa fever. A waiting area at a Katisna health facility “We have an emergency health operation center domiciled in the State Primary Healthcare Agency. We developed a situation analysis. We work together with development partners to look at the situation and ensure that we don’t have a spillage of the disease. Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-1672587799169-0"); }); “So we keep track of what’s happening in the country, we have various pillars working together to ensure that we manage and control the outbreaks. “We also have surveillance, laboratory pillar, risk communication, logistics case management to ensure that we keep people away from the virus,” he said. Join Our Whatsapp Channel To join: Simply click on the link below & turn on notifications to get the latest updates Subscribe to Our Newsletter In This Article: Katsina Lassa Fever More Stories Gov Radda Swears In Two New Commissioners Gov Radda Urges Wealthy Residents To Redouble Humanitarian Services For The Poor Four Dead, Several Injured In Katsina /* * * CONFIGURATION VARIABLES: EDIT BEFORE PASTING INTO YOUR WEBPAGE * * / var disqus_shortname = 'channelstelevision'; // Required - Replace example with your forum shortname / * * DON'T EDIT BELOW THIS LINE * * */ (function() { var dsq = document.createElement('script'); dsq.type = 'text/javascript'; dsq.async = true; dsq.src = '//' + disqus_shortname + '.disqus.com/embed.js'; (document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0] || document.getElementsByTagName('body')[0]).appendChild(dsq); })(); Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus.