Lassa fever virus

The Oyo State government has confirmed the death of two people with many hospitalised at the State General Hospital following the outbreak of Lassa fever in the state. Person-to-person infections and laboratory transmission can also occur particularly in hospitals lacking adequate infection prevention and control measures.

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The virus is carried in multimammate rats the common soft-furred African rat which female has two rows of breasts.

. AMID concerns over the increase in confirmed Lassa fever cases an infectious diseases physician at the Federal Medical Centre Abeokuta Dr Ayanfe Omololu has said Nigeria needs more specialised. The rat normally lives in the bush and visits nearby homes for food. Court orders unfreezing of Benue accounts.

The Commissioner for Health Dr. Lassa fever is a haemorrhagic viral illness caused by contact with food or household items contaminated with rodent urine or faeces. The Lassa virus is transmitted to humans via contact with food or household items contaminated with rodent urine or faeces.

Lassa fever killed 40 infected four health workers in January NCDC. Why Lassa fever can be contracted through sexual intercourse. Lassa fever is known to be endemic in Benin Ghana Guinea Liberia Mali.

Bode Ladipo made this known in a statement issued on Monday January 17 and made available to journalists in Ibadan stating that the state government is.

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