Children's ward
Seriki Adinoyi in Jos
One person has been confirmed dead and five others lying critically ill in two hospitals following the outbreak of Lassa fever in Plateau State.
Confirming the outbreak and the death of one victim, the Deputy
Director, Epidemiology in the State Ministry of Health, Dr Raymond
Juryit, said there are cases of suspected Lassa fever in the state and
four of the infected persons are being treated at the Bingham
University Teaching Hospital (BUTH), Jos, while one other is
hospitalised at a hospital in Jingri, Bassa local government area of
the state. He also confirmed that one person died of the fever at BUTH.
Juryit also said that the state government was taking necessary
measures to prevent a spread of the outbreak and had already taken
specimens for confirmation.
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