Four kick the bucket of Lassa fever in Plateau



Four people have passed on of Lassa fever in Plateau State, the Commissioner for Health, Kunde Deyin, has uncovered.

This is coming after the demise of a fighter connected to the 3 Division of the Nigerian Army, Maxwell Khobe Cantonment, Rukuba Barrack, Jos.

Deyin additionally said 16 individuals tried positive for the infection, including that they were presently accepting treatment at the Bingham Teaching Hospital and the Jos University Teaching Hospital.

As indicated by the magistrate, 25 individuals were at first inspected out of which 16 tried positive for Lassa fever.

He stated, "Four individuals have kicked the bucket of the sickness; 25 cases were tried and 16 have been affirmed positive. The individuals who have been tried positive are as of now getting treatment at the Bingham Teaching Hospital and the Jos University Teaching Hospital."

The magistrate expressed that the illness was common in five nearby government territories of Jos North, Jos South, Bassa, Riyom and Shendam, including that the state government was setting up plans to control the spread of the ailment by tainted rodents and rodents.

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