#LASSA : 120 suspects under watch

No fewer than 120 residents of Kano State are currently under watch over the Lassa fever outbreak in the country.

The affected people are believed to have had contact with the two confirmed fatal victims of the disease in the state.

They are said to have undergone the 21 day maximum incubation period...


114 of them have already completed the contact tracing follow-up and been confirmed to be in stable condition,according to Health Commissioner Kabiru Ibrahim Getso.

Getso said by phone that 20 of the remaining people under watch were still being monitored with a view to determining the level of their infection.

He said :” The situation of Lassa fever case in Kano is stable and under control, as there is no cause for alarm and members of the public should not panic following the measures put in place by the state government to curtail the spread.”

They died at the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano.

The Ebonyi State Government yesterday announced plan to commence temperature checks on motor park users to check the outbreak of Lassa Fever.

Health Commissioner Daniel Umezurike said that although no case of the disease has been reported in the state, government has put measures to check the outbreak.

He said: “We are doing this because high fever is one of the symptoms of the dreaded disease and the checks would be extended to hospitals and health centres across the state.

“The state government has provided drugs and other items needed to check the disease as we have also intensified awareness campaigns on the disease especially on environmental cleanliness.

“The rats relocate to human houses within this period as people should cover their foods and generally keep their environment clean.