From Polycarp Orosevwotu, Ughelli
Kano State Health Commissioner Dr Aminu Tsanyawa has said about 70 people who had contact with the victims of Lassa fever were still receiving treatment in an isolation centre.
Tsanyawa addressed reporters on Tuesday in Kano while reviewing the progress report on Lassa fever campaign.
The commissioner said 70 people were receiving medical attention at a designated isolation centre provided by the state government at Yar-Gayawa in Dawakin Kudu Local Government Area.
He added: “Out of the 390 people earlier isolated for having contact with victims of Lassa fever, about 70 of them are currently undergoing treatment while over 300 others have been treated and discharged.
“Three of them who were confirmed to have contacted the disease have since recovered and also discharged after receiving proper treatment.
“The state government has put in place measures to ensure that Lassa fever did not escalate since the recent outbreak of the disease in some states, including Kano.
“The measures are not only for Lassa fever but also to ensure that no epidemic outbreak is recorded in the state.”
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Also, Chairman of Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State, Ramson Onoyake, has distributed rat poisons to the residents to prevent the spread of Lassa fever in the area.
The move followed a reported case of the fever in Uvwie Kingdom.
The chairman distributed the rat poison at the popular Effurun market through his RTO Foundation to the traders and other residents.
Also, the Anambra State government yesterday took its campaign to Obosi, near Onitsha, to contain the spread of Lassa fever.
The disease had hit its neighbouring states of Benue, Enugu and Delta.
The Special Adviser to Governor Willie Obiano on Public Orientation and Special Duties, Mrs Ify Obinabo, advised women to avoid contact and consumption of rats as bush meat.
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