Nigerians on Twitter have expressed divergent reactions to Tiwa Savage’s feature in the video for Ayodeji Balogun aka Wizkid’s Fever’.
Our reporter gathered that Wizkid released the much anticipated visuals for the hit track, to rave reviews, on Wednesday and it has gathered over 70, 000 views.
However, Tiwa Savage’s feature has caused frenzy on Twitter, with Nigerians expressing their opinions on the implications of the intimate scenes both singers displayed in the video.
Our reporter reports that the song ‘Fever’, Wizkid, Tiwa Savage, her estranged husband Tunji Balogun aka Teebillz and Mavin record label boss Don Jazzy are the top five trending topics on Nigerians Twitter.
Seeing that Wizkid and Tiwa Savage have been battling long-running relationship rumours which they have both denied, Nigerians on Twitter are debating the current status of their relationship.
@Emmanuel tweeted, “Is Wizkid dating Tiwa? This new video has a lot to say.”
@Newscantell said, “Can’t tell if Wizkid and Tiwa are dating or not but let’s be honest, this ‘fever’ video is a perfect PR.
“Will Wizkid and Tiwa put up a romance if not to get us all talking? It’s a win on both sides. Tiwa made a nice camera appearance and the video is thrilling.”
@MrOludee wrote, “Is Wizkid really dating Tiwa or this is just superstory?”
@Quintope tweeted, “Whether they are dating or not. Wizkid used Tiwa in that video for a reason and it is working.”
@Missyayom said, “There is nothing that will make me believe Wizkid and Tiwa are dating. These two are just acting. They are giving us what we want.”
However, some other Nigerians are curious about the effects of the video to Tiwa Savage’s enstranged husband, Teebillz considering that he debunked the dating rumour between Wizkid and Tiwa Savage in September.
@Chidubem_o said, “Wizkid drops ‘fever’ video with Tiwa and now heavy rain has started falling this morning. God is helping Teebillz she’d his tears.”
@Dwinthestoic wrote, “Lmaooo Wizkid’s ‘fever’ video makes me happy because they both didn’t say anything after TeeBillz wrote his rant.
“They just shot a sexy video so that TeeBillz can have a seizure.”
@Ariwa_michael tweeted, “Teebillz needs to stop being in denial and move on with his life. Tiwa is definitely in some sort of relationship with Wizkid.”
@Adugbadavid said, “Tiwa should be allowed to move on in peace. Teebillz had his shot and he blew it.”
Our reporter accumulated that the almost-four minute’s long video was directed ace music video director, Meji Alabi.
Nigerian singer, Ayodeji Balogun aka Wizkid, on Wednesday released the anticipated video for his song ‘Fever’.
The video surprisingly features singer Tiwa Savage in intimate scenes with Wizkid further fueling their relationship rumours.
Prior to the release of the Meji Alabi-directed flick, Wizkid posted several teasers on his Instagram page @Wizkidayo. He wrote, “Fever video in a bit.”
Interestingly, none of the teasers revealed the featuring of Savage especially as the duo are portrayed as ‘lovers’ in the video.
NAN reports that as at press time, the video had gathered over 70,000 views and fans took to the comment section to express their surprise at Savage’s featuring.
India has reported its third Zika virus outbreak in the Western State of Rajasthan since January 2017, where 22 people have tested positive and no death were reported Tuesday.
“Till date, a total of 22 positive laboratory confirmed cases have been detected. A control room has been activated at the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) to undertake regular monitoring of the situation,’’ the Indian Health Ministry said in a statement.
A senior official said all the 22 cases are from state capital Jaipur. “Some of these victims are migrant workers from eastern states like Bihar. Fortunately, there have been no reports of any deaths till now,’’ he added.
Our reporter gathered that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has sought a report on the Zika virus outbreak in Rajasthan.
Zika virus disease is spread by daytime-active Aedes mosquitoes.
Its symptoms include fever, skin rashes, conjunctivitis, muscle and joint pain, and headache.
The first outbreak of Zika was reported in India in January 2017 in the western state of Gujarat, while the second outbreak was reported in the southern state of Tamil Nadu in July 2017; both of them were contained.
The Federal Government said yesterday it will soon receive vaccine to check the spread of Lassa fever.
Minister of Health Prof. Isaac Adewole made this known yesterday after signing a joint approval of the biennium WHO Programme Budget of 2018 to 2019 in Abuja.
Adewole explained that before the end of the year, the government would receive vaccine to address the outbreak of Lassa fever in the country.
The minister said that he had summoned the Commissioners for Health in the five states affected by Lassa fever to get an update on the situation in their states.
According to him, the meeting will take place on Tuesday in Abuja.
The minister listed the affected states as Ondo, Ebonyi, Edo, Nasarawa and Imo.
Adewole commended Ondo and Ebonyi State Governments for being outstanding in tackling Lassa fever in their respective states.
“We are doing everything possible to fight and address the outbreak of Lassa fever on all fronts,” he said
Seventy-two people have died of Lassa fever since January 1, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said yesterday.
The development is contained in the centre’s situation report on the virus.
According to the report, dated February 25, 1,081 suspected cases were reported in 18 states.
The states are: Edo, Ondo, Bauchi, Nasarawa, Ebonyi, Anambra, Benue, Kogi, Imo, Plateau, Lagos, Taraba, Delta, Osun, Rivers, FCT, Gombe and Ekiti.
Of the suspected cases, 317 are said to be confirmed and 72 deaths were also confirmed, eight of which are probable.
Edo remains the worst as 43 per cent of all confirmed cases are from the state.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) said it is the worst outbreak of Lassa fever in Nigeria.
“Lassa fever has never reached this case count in Nigeria before,” said Wondimagegnehu Alemu, WHO representative to Nigeria.
“The ability to rapidly detect cases of infection in the community and refer them early for treatment improves patients’ chances of survival and is critical to this response,” alemu said.
Three weeks ago, Minister of Health Isaac Adewole said the outbreak of the disease had affected 15 states with 31 deaths recorded.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has scaled up its response to Lassa fever outbreak in Nigeria.
The epidemic has spread to 17 states and may have infected up to 450 people in less than five weeks.
WHO, in a statement, said it has deployed its workers from the national and state levels to support the country’s Lassa Fever Emergency Operations Centre and state surveillance.
It is co-ordinating health actors and has joined in the risk assessment teams travelling to hot spots to investigate the outbreak.
Between January 1 and February 4 , about 450 suspected cases of Lassa fever were reported, of which 132 are laboratory confirmed. Of these, 43 deaths were reported, 37 of which were laboratory confirmed.
The acute viral haemorrhagic fever is endemic in the country, but for the current outbreak the hot spots are Edo, Ondo and Ebonyi states.
“The high number of Lassa fever cases is a serious concern. We are observing an unusually high number of cases for this time of year,” Dr. Wondimagegnehu Alemu, WHO representative to Nigeria, said.
Among those infected are 11 health workers, four of whom have died. WHO is advising authorities on strengthening infection, prevention and control practices in healthcare settings. Healthcare workers caring for Lassa fever patients require extra infection and control measures, including the use of personal protective equipment to prevent contact with patients’ bodily fluids.
With the increase in Lassa fever cases, the WHO initially donated protective equipment to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and to the affected states and procured laboratory reagents to support the diagnosis of Lassa fever.
WHO has deployed experts to coordinate the response, strengthen surveillance, provide treatment guidelines, and engage with communities to raise awareness on prevention and treatment.
Lassa fever is endemic in several West African countries. Republic of Benin, Liberia and Sierra Leone have all reported cases in the past month.
The Federal Ministry of Health has confirmed a new case of yellow fever in a young girl in Oke Owa community, Ifelodun local government area of Kwara State.
The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, said the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) carried out the laboratory diagnosis of the case while the Institute Pasteur, Dakar, Senegal confirmed it on September 12.
The minister made this known in a statement issued by Mrs Boade Akinola, Director Media and Public Relations of the ministry on Monday in Abuja.
The minister said that the State Epidemiology Team has begun investigation in the affected area and surrounding communities following the confirmation of the case.
He added that government has deployed a joint team comprising the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, National Primary Health Care Development Agency and the World Health Organisation (WHO) Country Office to the state.
According to the minister, the team will support the state in carrying out a detailed investigation and risk analysis. “An Outbreak Control Team has been constituted to ensure rapid and coordinated decision-making,’’ he said.
Adewole also gave the assurance that all agencies of the Federal Ministry of Health and other partners would work together to support the state response programme in order to prevent further spread of the disease.
He added that a vaccination campaign would be carried out in the affected area to prevent the disease from further spreading to other areas.
A former Dean, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ilorin, Prof Abiodun Adeloye, has urged pig farmers to be at alert for signs of African Swine Fever (ASF) and tighten biosecurity measures.
ASF is a contagious viral infection that spreads rapidly among pigs. It is passed to animals through a vicious cycle between soft ticks and wild pigs and direct contact with infected pigs. ASF kills almost every pig it infects and is likened to Ebola and it is widespread in Africa. Early this year, ASF outbreak was reported in Kampala, Ugandan capital.
According to Adeloye, the outbreaks appear to be frequent and widespread. This, he explained, can increase infection, pressure and the risk of outbreaks in other countries.
Adeoye, who spoke in Lagos, said with climate change, there was the likelihood of occurrence and outbreak of ASF in Nigeria.
According to him, an outbreak could have severe economic consequences, in addition to losses of infected animals.
He warned pigs keepers to be on the alert for signs of the disease in their animals and to maintain tight biosecurity.
Adeloye urged those in piggery to impose sanitary measures, scale up their prevention measures and be ready to respond in case of outbreaks.
Less than two years after the dreaded Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) shook the country to its foundation, Nigerians have come under another round of palpable anxiety following the outbreak of Lassa fever, a viral hemorrhagic fever, recently.
Unlike Ebola that was recorded in few states with less than 10 people killed over the long period that the disease occurred in the country, Lassa fever has spread through 17 states killing more than 40 people with over 200 people diagnosed and treated within the few weeks of its outbreak.
The Nation’s investigations revealed that the rising number of casualties and the spread which appears intractable have triggered crippling fears in the minds of the people.
Those who spoke with our correspondent said they have been having bated breath since the outbreak became public, adding that it has compelled them to have zero tolerance for rats in their homes.
Bolaji Amisu, a civil servant, said he has been fear-stricken since the disease was reported in many states.
“I have never had reasons to worry about Lassa fever because it has always come and gone but this particular one is too serious to be ignored. I have decided to stop eating in public places because one is not sure of what must have gone wrong in the course of preparing the food. But the truth is that if you are careful about what you are eating, how do you monitor your children? You wouldn’t know if a friend in the school has given them something that rat has eaten or urinated on. I am always calling my children to remind them that they shouldn’t eat anything outside.
“To save my family from the disease, I have declared war on rats in my house. I started by fumigating the house and later took to buying rat poisons and gum traps. When there is no light to preserve my food in the refrigerator, I make sure that they are properly covered. If by mistake I see my pot open, I will not hesitate to throw the content away. It might be tempting to keep it but it is cheaper to throw it away and avoid any problem.”
Another respondent who gave his name as Okafor Blessing, said the fear of contracting the disease has made him to employ multiple ways of combating rodents in his house. He said: “ I am always buying rat killers and gums every week. When I saw that, that was not enough, I bought a cat to further scare them away. I know that there is no way they could be totally flushed out of the house but I won’t give up.”
Expressing fears about the spread of the disease, Jide Oki, a trader said: “ The fear of rats has become the beginning of wisdom for me because of the Lassa fever. Before now, I could use my hand or leg to crush a rat but I can’t do that again for fear of having contact with the body fluid. I resorted to buying rat killers but the challenge is that the rats don’t dry up after they die.
“Instead, they would start decaying and smelling. I can hardly stand the smell but I don’t have the courage to search for their decomposing bodies. I have been using air freshener to reduce the smell hoping that one day, they will dry up and the smell will stop. I really don’t mind the smell as long as I am killing and stopping them from tampering with my food.”
A resident of Tudunwada Jos, Mr. Habila Joseph, said: “This is not a joking matter, I have declared war against rats in my house. I have rat poison of different types. If there is any rat in my house, that rat is in trouble. I better deal with the rats before the rats deal with my family.”
Rat killer sellers, fumigators smile to the banks
Mr. Rat in Port Harcourt
For rat killer sellers and people who are into fumigation business, the outbreak appears to be a blessing in disguise as they have continued to witness unusual boom in their businesses.
One of the rat killer sellers at Iyana Ipaja area of Lagos State, as part his marketing strategy, said: “ Stop rats or they would stop you. If you don’t know, rats have been killing many people by causing Lassa fever. If you fail to kill them, they will wipe out your family.”
As he was telling the story, people took time to stop and listen to his story. Before he would finish, they would quickly bring out money to buy from him.
In a chat with our correspondent, he said: “ I have never been this blessed since I started this business. I must confess that I have been making huge sales in recent times. I wish the sales could continue because the lull in business activities before the outbreak was terrible.”
In Jos, One of the hawkers, Bala Shuaibu, said: “I was not even aware of any disease until somebody asked me if I have rat poison or rat gum. I said I left them at home because people were not buying them. I told him I’m tired of carrying them. But he said I should go and bring them immediately that people are looking for it. So, I went home to pick them. But to my greatest surprise, before I could reach the man that asked me to bring them, people who saw me with it rushed and bought the whole stock from me.
“I decided to rush to market and buy more, but by the time I got to the market, those warehouses had already sold out their own. I went round several shops in the market, everybody had exhausted their stock. I now asked why the sudden rush for the products? I was told it is because of one disease called Lassa fever”.
A 24-year-old, Umar Musa, who sells pesticides and insecticides at the entrance of the popular Wunti Market, in Bauchi State, said he makes over N30,000 daily since the outbreak of the Lassa fever.
“These days, my customers have increased very well, walahi. Some are people living in the town, others are from villages. They come to buy our chemicals to go and kill rats so that they will not die of Lassa. I am really happy and pray that my business will continue to thrive but I don’t pray that Lassa fever should continue.”
His colleague, Chibuzor Anikwe, who sells rat killer at Muda Lawal market, also spoke about how the outbreak which he described as a bad development has brought a sudden boom to his business. I am thinking of opening branches at Yelwa and other places now that there is good business.”
Segun, a rat killer seller in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), likened the present state of his business to engaging in black-market business during fuel scarcity. He said: “Those who never reckoned with rat sellers are now forced to look for us.It is an opportunity to make legitimate money. What I have sold in the last one week is the double of what I used to sell in a whole month”.
Jacob, one of the sellers in Port Harcourt said: “Although I do not know much about the Lassa fever, but people are buying rat killers so much this period. Since the news of the rat disease broke in December, rat killer medicines have been in such high demand that I sell over 50 of the rat gum every day, but the price has remained between N100 (the poison in wraps) , N200(the gum on cardboard paper/rat bible) and N500 for the rat poison in packet).
It was, however, a different story for Nneka Chide, who sells garri at Muda Lawal market and her colleagues as the number of people who patronise has drastically reduced.
“This Lassa fever has stopped many people from buying garri from us. I returned from the east with eight bags of garri and only sold three, because of the announcement on radio and television that people should stop drinking soaked garri. I am now recording huge losses instead of making profit and if the garri stays for a long time, it will go bad.”
Abibat, a seller of the product in Lagos, said: “Please, tell the government and the people to change their announcement because people are not buying garri as they used to do before. I often tie garri in small nylon bags that sell for N20. A lot of people used to buy and soaked it but since they made that announcement, they have not been buying it again because they are afraid. It is not true that people will die if they drink soaked garri. They should not spoil our business because we have no other source of income.”
Rats are our co-tenants- Residents of shanty communities
Residents of shanty communities, who spoke with The Nation, described rats as their co-tenants, saying that there is little or nothing they can do to get rid of them.
Mati, a resident of Ijora area of Lagos State, said buying poison to kill rats is a waste of time, adding: “Lassa fever cannot affect us in this area because there is no angle you don’t find rats. It is only someone that is ready to waste his money that would go about buying rat killers or traps. If you kill all the rats in your house this minute, be certain that more than that number will invade your house the next minute because the rats are too many. We have big rats but the small ones are too many. They are very fast and difficult to kill. If you see it now, before you say Jack Robinson, it would have vanished and reappeared elsewhere.”
Balqis Ojeniran, another resident of the area, said: “Our environment is not where you can use such things to kill rats. The number of rats in the community is almost more, if not more, than the number of human beings living in the area. When you are eating, you will see at least two of them standing in strategic corners waiting for their turn. We eat and dine together.”
The situation was also the same at Makoko where residents said the rats in the area are incomparable with those in other areas.
Mama Bose, a fish seller, said: “ I can never use my money to buy rat killers. The rats we have here are detectives. They can differentiate between food items that have been poisoned and the ones that are healthy for them to eat. I have tried on different occasions to decimate them using rat killers but they refused to touch them; not even one of them ate the poison that I dropped all over and I ended up sweeping them away after some time. I guess the rats are used to eating fish and would not eat anything that is less delicious.”
We’re not aware of Lassa fever, says aged Nigerians
In spite of reports about the havoc the disease has been wreaking across the country, some aged Nigerians who spoke with The Nation said they were not aware of the outbreak. They called on the government and the relevant agencies to always device means of passing information about such critical issues to the people at the grassroots.
Alhaji Salami Yussuf, an 73-year-old trader, said the information was new to him. He said: “I didn’t know anything like Lassa fever before now. I am surprised that you are saying that such a lethal disease is in circulation. It triggers fears because we all live with rats. It is a serious matter and we hope the relevant authorities would always do everything possible to get information about this kind of issues down to us.
“Although, I have long learnt to always keep food away from rodents, I will intensify efforts in ridding my apartments of rodents. I will use the combination of rat poison and traps in flushing them out.”
He was not left alone in this as 70-year-old Jimoh Aweda also said he wasn’t aware of the outbreak. “It is shocking to know that such a disease is in town. I am afraid because rats are all over the place and that makes it very dangerous. There is no how one would hear about something that could cost him his life and not be afraid. The government should have gone beyond the use of radio and television to disseminate such an important message because it is not everybody that has access to them. If not that you mentioned it to me, I wouldn’t have known that such exists. It will not stop me from taking garri but I would always check to make sure that it doesn’t have rat’s feaces or urine”.
Also speaking, Madam Iyabo Jimoh said: “I am not aware of Lassa fever. I don’t have a radio set to know what is happening. I must confess that I have heard people saying that we should avoid rats but they didn’t say why we should do that. That did not make any meaning to me because I have always had nothing to do with rats. I am happy that you have enlightened me about it. I will certainly take the necessary precaution in protecting my food and every edible in the house. In fact, I will launch a total war on the rats in my house and make sure that everything that could make them come into the house is adequately taken care of. If eating soaked garri will bring problems, I will do away with it. It is better not to drink soaked garri than to eat a contaminated one and develop health problems”.
“I had no information about Lassa fever. All I know is that different people in my neighbourhood have been saying conflicting things about rats. This made me not to pick interest in asking them questions about it because their stories would not be the same. This is the kind of problem that would always occur when information is not coming from the right source. The earlier the government and the relevant authorities begin to allow information to get to all nooks and crannies of the country to save the lives of poor people that have no access to information,” 74-year-old Alimo Yussuf said.
Medical experts speak
Aside from the anxiety generated among individuals by the disease, findings showed that it has also taken different dimensions among medical personnel.
In Rivers State, the Commissioner for Health, Theophillus Adagme, said no fewer than 250 persons, mostly medical personnel, have been placed under surveillance in the state. At present, one medical worker from the BMSH is on admission in one of the three treatment centres made ready in the state.
In Bauchi State, there seems to be a sharp disagreement between the state government and the management of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital (ATBUTH) , Bauchi, over the casualty rate of the rampaging dreaded Lassa fever in the state.
The Bauchi State government had on January 10,2016,said the state had Lassa fever victims only last year, contrary to the assertion by the Minister of Health, Prof Isaac Adewole, that it is one of the states the disease has been ravaging.
A Permanent Secretary in charge of the state Ministry of Health, Dr. Saidu Aliyu Gital, had said: “ The first Lassa fever in the state was between March and December 2012. Six suspected cases were recorded, out of which five died.
Between January and December 2013,27 suspected cases were reported,10 died, while 17 were treated and discharged. In 2014,30 cases were recorded out of which six died and others were treated and sent home.
“In 2015, from January to December,14 cases were received, six were confirmed cases, three died but others went home healthier. Those three died, however, between November and December, 2015.”
But a source close to Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital (ATBUTH), who responded to our enquiries after five visits to the hospital, said: “As I am talking to you, we have been warned not to talk to the press, but actually, three Lassa fever patients died last week.
“Two suspects are in critical condition right now, while others about 28 are under close observation”.
The hospital source could not, however, explain why the state ministry is keeping the death rate and other details on the Lassa suspects a secret.
Bread kept in unhygenic place
A consultant on infectious diseases in the state, Dr. Tahir,while speaking to The Nation on the treatment of the disease, said: ” The cost is high, because the kits cost at least N20,000 each. The teaching hospital currently has a limited number of such kits.”
Attributing the outbreak of Lassa fever to poverty and ignorance, Dr Tahir cautioned against consumption of rats either cooked or roasted, saying: “It is the easiest way to curb the spread of the disease. He further stressed that if people have enough food and meat to eat, they would not go after rats, because ignorance causes people to spread foodstuffs on the street where rats would eat.”
As a measure to minimise the human casualties occasioned by the outbreak, the Plateau State government has embarked on public awareness campaign to enlighten the people on the danger of the disease as well as the preventive measure they should adopt. One of the preventive measures canvassed by the government is for the residents to clear their rooms and surrounding of rats, the animal believed to be the primary cause of Lassa fever.
Officially, according to the latest information, Lassa fever has claimed 41 lives out of 93 reported cases in 10 of the country’s 36 states. The affected states are: Bauchi, Nasarawa, Niger, Taraba, Kano, Rivers, Edo, Plateau, Gombe and Oyo.
However, it is reassuring that the Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, has said there is no need to panic as the Federal Government has the capacity to deal with the outbreak. The government has set up a four-man expert committee to visit Kano, Niger and Bauchi, the three states most affected. The committee is expected to “embark on a fact-finding mission, assess the current situation, document response experiences, identify gaps and proffer recommendations on how to prevent future occurrences.”
Adewole said: “About 80 per cent of the outbreak was concentrated in three states: Kano, Bauchi and Niger. Niger recorded 35 outbreaks with 16 deaths; Kano recorded 14 outbreaks and nine deaths; Bauchi recorded 14 outbreaks and three deaths.”
The first case was reported in Bauchi in November, last year. It is a cause for concern that the fever has since spread to the other states. “Affected states have been advised to intensify awareness creation on the signs and symptoms and general hygiene,” the minister said.
Lassa fever is an acute febrile illness caused by the Lassa fever virus with an incubation period of six to 21 days. Severe cases cause bleeding and death. About 80 per cent of human infections are asymptomatic; the remaining cases have severe multi-system disease, where the virus affects several organs, such as the liver, spleen and kidneys.
The onset of the disease is usually gradual, starting with fever, general weakness and malaise, followed by headache, sore throat, muscle pain, chest pain, nausea, vomitting, diarrhoea, cough, and bleeding from mouth, nose, vagina or gastrointestinal tract, and low blood pressure.
It is good news that there is cure for Lassa fever. The Federal Ministry of Health has ordered “immediate release of adequate quantities of Ribavirin, the specific antiviral drug for Lassa fever to the affected states for prompt and adequate treatment of cases.” It has also deployed rapid response teams to the affected states to assist in investigating and verifying the cases and tracing of contacts. In addition, clinicians and relevant health care workers have been sensitised and mobilised in areas of patient management and care in the affected states.
It is noteworthy that Lassa fever can be prevented by improving hygiene, including food hygiene and food protection practices. Importantly, members of the public have been advised to avoid contact with rodents, particularly rats, as well as food contaminated by rat’s secretions and excretions. The reservoir or host of the Lassa virus is the “multi-mammate rat” called Mastomys natalensis which has many breasts and lives in the bush and peri-residential areas.
Indeed, preventing the fever from spreading further is as much the duty of the health authorities as it is the responsibility of the public. Early diagnosis is considered important in the treatment of the illness. It is commendable that the minister also released help lines to facilitate prompt presentation to health facilities.
The Minister said: “The Federal Government will continue to enhance its surveillance and social health education, information and communication activities to prevent the disease from spreading further…We hope working together we can finally declare the final end of Lassa fever in this country.”
This latest outbreak of the fever should further galvanize the authorities to work towards ensuring that the country is Lassa fever free.
