The Enugu State Government has confirmed the fourth case of Lassa fever in the state.
Permanent Secretary, Enugu State Ministry of Health, Dr Ifeanyi Agujiobi, confirmed the incident in a telephone interview with theAgujiobi, however, said the patient was undergoing intensive medical care in an undisclosed health facility in the state.“However, the patient is going through thorough and intensive care in a medical facility,’’ he said.
The permanent secretary, who declined further questions on the recent case, said there would be a press briefing or official statement issued on the matter.One of the suspected Lassa fever patients died at Enugu State University Teaching Hospital, Parklane, and the other at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Ituku/Ozalla near Enugu within a space of one week.
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