The Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH) has declared there is no vaccine available yet against Lassa fever in the country.Sen. Olorunnimbe Mamora...
The Federal Ministry of Health has declared there is no vaccine available yet against Lassa fever in the country.
The grant would also go into developing a vaccine based on a recently discovered key antibody target on the surface of the virus. “We will continue working with other government agencies, states and tertiary hospitals to protect the health of Nigerians. “Hand hygiene requires washing with soap and water or using alcohol-based sanitiser between patients.
He advised Nigerians to contact the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control , via Toll-Free number: 0800-970000-10; SMS: 08099555577; and WhatsApp: 07087110839, if any of the symptoms are noticed. He added that the Port Health Services had intensified screening of passengers coming from China and other countries of high risk, adding that screening forms had been provided to all airlines.
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