The
Lagos State Ministry of Health has reported not less than four suspected cases
of Lassa fever in the state, three of which have tested negative to the disease
and one confirmed primary contact quarantined.
The
Commissioner of Health, Dr. Jide Idris, who confirmed the suspected cases in Lagos in a statement made available to
Tribune Online, said that three of the four suspected cases were reported by
the Mainland Hospital and General Hospital in Mushin and that further
laboratory tests released on Tuesday had ascertained all three suspects
negative of Lassa virus, the cause of Lassa fever, while the quarantined
suspect is a primary contact of the confirmed case in Rivers State who lives in
Lagos.
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