Lassa fever: Anambra quarantines 50 persons

The Anambra State Government on Tuesday said it had quarantined 50 persons who had contact with a Lassa fever patient in the state.

The State Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, C-Don Adinuba, disclosed this in a statement in Awka, Anambra State.

The statement read in part, “Immediately a 25-year old student in Anambra State was diagnosed a few days ago with Lassa fever, the state government took the patient to the regional Virology Centre in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, for proper treatment.“The health authorities quickly got in touch with some 50 persons she had come into contact with in the preceding three weeks in both her hometown and her university. All the contacts are being examined and watched closely by experts.

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