63 Placed Under Surveillance In Lagos Over Lassa Fever

63 Placed Under Surveillance In Lagos Over Lassa Fever

The Lagos State government has placed 63 people under surveillance over fears that they may have been infected by a Lassa Fever patient.

This comes a day after the state recorded its first case of the virus, making the patient to be isolated, receiving treatment at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital . “If they develop any of the symptoms, we will pick them up early, test and isolate them so that we break the circle of transmission,” he said.Speaking further the Commissioner noted that a male student from Ebonyi State came to the Nigeria Law School in the state and presented himself at the clinic of the School when he fell ill.

“His destination was the Lagos Law School where he was quickly attended to at the clinic but was not getting well after being treated for malaria,” he said.

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