The acting permanent secretary, Jigawa State Ministry of health, Salisu Mu'azu, confirmed this to PREMIUM TIMES Sunday morning.
The acting permanent secretary, Jigawa State Ministry of health, Salisu Mu’azu, confirmed this to PREMIUM TIMES Sunday morning.
Mr Etim reportedly developed the symptoms following an official engagement at an Internally Displaced Persons Camps in Borno State.and a pregnant woman died from the disease in the neighbouring Kano State. He said the state government is taking precautionary measures to prevent the spread of the disease among health personnel by using the approved standard of protective materials for its personnel.
The natural carrier of the virus is the multimammate rat, but the disease is also spread through human to human transmission.
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