Ogun State Government has confirmed a case of Lassa Fever in the state.
The patient is a 29 year- old pregnant woman.
Commissioner for Health in the state, Dr. Tomi Coker, confirmed this in a statement on Sunday in Abeokuta.
She however assured that all was being done to contain the spread of the disease.
According to her, the suspected Lassa Fever case was confirmed by the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) Virology Laboratory on January 24.
Coker explained that the patient took ill and was referred to the Federal Medical Center (FMC) Abeokuta.
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The commissioner added that the Rapid Response Team has commenced line listing of all who had come into contact with the patient for surveillance purposes, including her relatives and hospital staff that managed the Case.
She urged residents and members of the public to maintain proper hygiene and avoid contact with rodents, adding that they should cover their food properly and ensure that their food was warmed before eating it.
The statement read further: “We have given thermometers to those who have been in contact with the patient to monitor their temperatures and also provided Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) at the designated treatment centre at Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital (OOUTH), Sagamu.
“Our health educators and officers have been deployed into action and are educating the public on ways to avoid being infected with Lassa Fever.
“Other emerging or suspected cases of viral hemorrhagic fevers are to be isolated in the designated quarantine areas for barriers nursing, until definitive diagnosis is concluded.
“The state epidemiologist should immediately be notified on telephone numbers 0818 897 8393 and 0818 897 8392 in case of any suspected case.”
