State Government of Osun yesterday said 55 contacts traced to the index
case of Lassa Fever in the state have been placed under surveillance.
Addressing newsmen in Osogbo, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of
Health, Dr. Temitope Oladele, said the state could not be said to have
recorded case of Lassa fever, because the confirmatory test that would
have confirmed that the index case died of the disease, could not be
run.
He explained that, so far, none of those being monitored have shown
symptoms of the disease, adding that the state is in contact with the
hospital where the doctor died to be abreast of new development on the
matter.
According to him, the 33-year-old doctor that died in Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital, OAUTHC, on Monday, whose blood sample proved positive in first test, lived in an unnamed neighboring state and only came to Osun on visit.
He added that second sample that should have been used for confirmatory
test could not be taken from the index case before he died.
But in preparation for any eventuality, Oladele said monitoring room has
been set up in the state ministry of health with mobile lines giving
out to people to report any suspicious case.
He added that doctors working in all local government areas in the state
have been put on red alert, while other health practitioners have been
mobilised to prepare ground in case any incident of Lassa is reported.
Oladele further averred that massive sensitisation is being embarked
upon by government for people, especially in the grassroots on how the
disease can be contacted.
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