TVC E, NEWS – Medical team at the Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH), Plateau state, are battling with two cases of Lassa Fever, the state government has confirmed.
The government has also confirmed that the disease has claimed two lives in the state since 8th January when government discovered the first case of the outbreak in the state.
Giving update on the spread of the disease in Jos on Sunday, the State Commissioner for health, Dr. Kuden Kamshak said the state government has successfully managed the spread of the disease in the state.
Dr. Kamshak said, “So far the disease has killed two people, not three as earlier reported.
“Out of the two deaths we reported last week, only one of the victims tested positive to Lassa Fever, the blood sample of the second victim tested negative in Benin where we took both sample for confirmation.
“But right now we have two confirmed cases of Lassa Fever and the patients are being managed at the Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH)
“Then we have isolated about 70 people whom we suspected had contact with the two people already killed by the disease. They are close relations of the two victims as well as some health workers who had direct contact with victims.
“We are keeping such people under close surveillance so as to curtail the spread of the disease and so far we are happy to report that the virus has not spread. Our medical team are working round the clock to overcome the situation.” Kamshak stated.
