Four new cases of Lassa fever have been confirmed in Bauchi State, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the state in 2020 to seven, the Primary Health Care Development Agency in the state h
as disclosed.
He said that the suspected cases have risen from 15 last week to 22, adding that all the cases have been forwarded to the National Disease Control Center in Abuja for testing and authentication. He said,"The last time we told you that we had 15 suspected cases but as of now, the suspected cases have increased to 22. I also told you last time that we had three confirmed cases, four new cases have been added, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the state to seven."The seven confirmed cases this year are as follows: Bauchi has two, Tafawa Balewa has two, while Kirfi, Alkaleri and Toro have one case each.
Mohammed added that there was a suspected case that was brought"from there Giade and the patient was bleeding, so they were confused. We in Bauchi are not panicking, we are trained and this is not new to us in the state, so we know what to do".
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