Kaduna State government has confirmed the death of three people following an outbreak of Lassa fever.
The
trio – a doctor, a nurse and a pregnant woman, were confirmed dead at
Saint Louis Specialist Hospital, Zonkwa, Zango Kataf local government
area.
The Commissioner for health in the State, Professor
Jonathan Andrew Nok, told newsmen on Monday that the doctor and the
nurse had symptoms of Lassa fever shortly after operating on the
pregnant woman, who was brought in from another hospital in Kafanchan.
He said they died few days after testing positive to the deadly disease.
Nok
disclosed that the affected hospitals had been put under isolation,
with a view to tracing the primary and secondary contacts with the
deceased.
Nok called on residents of the state not to panic. He
urged them to maintain personal hygiene as well as keep their
environment clean
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