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Lassa fever: Umahi releases N5 million for activation of Virology centre

Ihesiulo Grace 17 January 2018 0

Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi state Wednesday released the sum of N5 million for the activation of the Virology centre in the state. Umahi made the donation known while holding the state executive council meeting in Abakaliki. He said; “We were told that the Lassa fever emanated from efforts

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Lassa fever outbreak: Poor state of National Virology Centre worries doctors

Ihesiulo Grace 17 January 2018 0

Barely 48 hours after two doctors and a nurse reportedly died of Lassa fever in Ebonyi State, medical doctors under the auspices of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), have come out to say that the poor state of the National Virology Centre, at the Federal Teaching Hospital Abakaliki, remains a source of worry to them. […]

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Three LUTH doctors admitted with Lassa Fever discharged, another infected

Ihesiulo Grace 18 August 2017 0

…70 contacts under surveillance let off Three doctors of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital(LUTH), Idi-Araba,Lagos, infected with Lassa Fever , have been discharged by the hospital after receiving treatment. The Chief Medical Director of LUTH, Prof. Chris Bode, who disclosed this in a statement made available to The Daily Times yesterday, however, said one new

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Lassa fever: Agege council chairman sensitizes public, tasks on personal hygiene

Ihesiulo Grace 16 August 2017 0

In order to forestall further occurrence of deaths caused by LASSA fever, Chairman AGEGE Local government, Ganiyu Egunjobi has taken a campaign throughout the local government commencing from the three main markets in the area against infection of Lassa fever. Addressing market men and women on Tuesday at the Agege main market, the chairman reminded […]

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Lassa fever panic at Ojukwu Varsity hospital

Ihesiulo Grace 15 June 2017 0

Fear of lassa fever epidemic has gripped patients and staff of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital (COOUTH), Amaku Awka the Anambra state capital. This fear stems from the admission into the hospital of a female lassa fever patient resulting in an unexpected panic that forced other patients to distance themselves from the apartment where […]

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Lassa fever kills youth corp member serving in Obubra, C’River state

Ihesiulo Grace 13 May 2017 0

A National Youth Corp Service member serving in Community Secondary School, Ofodua, Obubra local government area of Cross River state, identified as Stanley Samuel Onwuegbuzie, has been reported dead. He died of Lassa fever. The deceased gave up the ghost yesterday at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH) after been in coma for few […]

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Kogi State Records Case Of Lassa Fever

Ihesiulo Grace 3 April 2017 0

The Kogi State Government has confirmed a case of Lassa fever in Lokoja, the state’s capital in North-central Nigeria. The State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Saka Audu, who confirmed this to Channels Television, said the affected patient was diagnosed after returning from a trip outside the state. He explained that the patient was rushed to […]

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Soldier’s wife dies of Lassa Fever in UCTH

Ihesiulo Grace 23 February 2017 0

A soldier’s wife, Mrs Cristobel Itodo, age 22, is said to have died of Lassa Fever at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH). Reports said she died less than 12 hours after admission at the hospital. Mrs Itobo was brought to the Hospital on Sunday night with the Lassa fever after it was managed […]

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Delta Govt denies lassa fever outbreak in the state

Ihesiulo Grace 14 February 2017 0

The Delta state government has disputed as untrue Lassa fever outbreak in the state even as it affirmed. that concerted efforts would continue to be made to improve healthcare delivery services to resident. The state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Nicholas Azinge, who spoke to a group of journalists on Monday, disclosed that such efforts that […]

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Panic as lassa fever resurfaces in Rivers state

Ihesiulo Grace 19 January 2017 0

The people of Rivers state were, on Wednesday, thrown into panic as rumours gave way to the confirmation of a case of the deadly lassa fever disease in the state by the Commissioner for Health, Dr. Theophilus Odagme. In a press briefing in Port Harcourt, the commissioner disclosed that the state Ministry of Health has […]

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Lassa Fever: 396 people under watch – Ipaye

Ihesiulo Grace 23 December 2016 0

The Ogun Commissioner for Health, Dr. Babtunde Ipaye, has said that the 396 people who had primary and secondary contacts with the Assistant Chief Nursing Officer of Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Idi- Aba, in Abeokuta, who died of Lassa fever have been traced and placed under surveillance in case they develop symptoms of the disease. […]