The Lagos State Government on Wednesday confirmed a case of Lassa fever outbreak in the state, saying the patient has been isolated. LassaFever Lagos Nigeria
Prof. Akin Abayomi, the State Commissioner for Health, who made this known in a statement, said that the patient was currently in isolation ward at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital , Idi-Araba.
He said that the state government, in active collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Health, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control was working assiduously to stem the spread of the disease in the state. “Isolation wards have been prepared to manage suspected and confirmed cases, drugs and other materials have also been prepositioned at designated facilities, while health workers have been placed on red alert and community sensitisation activities intensified,” Abayomi said.
“Hands must be washed often with soap and running water or application of hand sanitizer after each contact with patients or contaminated materials and instruments must be autoclaved. Abayomi reiterated the need for members of the public to ensure and maintain adequate personal hygiene and environmental sanitation at all times, as part of prevention and control measures against the spread of the disease.
He advised that refuse should be disposed of properly at designated dump sites, and not into the drainage system and store food items in rodent-proof containers.
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