LUTH confirms a case of Lassa fever in Lagos

Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi-Araba, has confirmed a case of Lassa fever in the state which  involves a 25-year-old student from the Ahmadu Bello University. The patient is said to have been admitted first at a private hospital in Ojokoro area of Lagos State. According to the Minister of Health, Professor Isaac Adewole, the patient is responding to treatment. The death of a Lassa Fever victim at the National Hospital in Abuja, the nation’s capital, had brought the total number of deaths to 43 in the country, from 10 states.
Announcing the death at the National Hospital on Wednesday, the Minister of Health, Professor Isaac Adewole, called on Health workers at all levels to be more vigilant and look out for patients with symptoms of Lassa Fever.