Five people have been confirmed
dead by the National Center for Disease Control (NCDC) following a Lassa fever
outbreak in Benue State.
It was learnt that 21 suspected cases of Lassa
fever was received from the state out of which eight cases were confirmed while
five infected persons died.
Programs Officer, Risk
Communications Desk of NCDC, Hanatu Bello said at a news conference in Makurdi
said there has been there have been 21 suspected cases of Lassa fever in Benue
State since the beginning of the year with eight cases confirmed after
laboratory tests and five deaths have so far been recorded.
Hanatu who said the
Emergency Operation Center (EOC) has already been activated in the state,
further disclosed that the State University Teaching Hospital (BSUTH) is the
only medical facility attending to Lassa fever patients at the moment.
