Ondo allays fears over fresh Lassa fever outbreak
Ondo State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Dayo Adeyanju has given confirmations about measures to check the spread of Lassa fever taking after revelation of three new cases in Owo and Akure North Local Councils.The Disease Surveillance and Notification Officers (DSNOs) posted over the 18 gatherings of the state while giving reports, Adeyanju said Ondo alleviates reasons for alarm over crisp Lassa fever flare-up one case was initially recognized in Eyin-Ogbe, Owo Local Government Councils and was affirmed at Irrua Specialist Hospital, Edo State. Two suspected cases were additionally distinguished in Ayede-Ogbese, Akure North Council Area and tests sent to the same clinic for affirmation.
The magistrate noticed that the DSNOs could spring without hesitation because of the proactive measures set up by the administration to sharpen the general population after the late Anambra and Delta states.
"There is dynamic reconnaissance in every one of our boards, considerably more so since we learnt of the last episode in Anambra and Delta states.Feeling we were liable to be inclined, our observation turned out to be substantially more dynamic," he commented.
He said the proactive measures have yielded comes about in light of the fact that the DSNOs and the group could distinguish the side effects effortlessly and quickly acted. The official said the affirmed case is at present getting treatment in Irrua. The suspected cases were being put on tab to abridge each negative consequence.
"We have to keep tab on them and guarantee that we can follow them to the last individual so we can diminish it. Right now there is no reason for alert: the flare-up control group has been dynamic, sensitisation has been continuous, jingles and different assets are maximally misused," he included.
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