Lady dies of lassa fever in lagos

Lady dies of Lassa fever in Lagos
Posted January 28, 2016 7:21 am by admin Comments
A 27 year old lady died from Lassa fever in Lagos on Tuesday
January 26th. ?Confirming her death, the Lagos state
Commissioner for Health, Jide Idris, said the lady died of the
disease at the Ijede General Hospital. She is said to have
traveled to Lagos from Edo state on January 2nd and had
been down with a fever.
“The lady had received care in one
private hospital and three churches
before she was referred to Ijede
General Hospital with fever. She died
few hours of admission. We confirmed
that she died of Lassa fever on
Tuesday. The remains of the patient
have been kept in the morgue in leak
proof body bag. She is to be buried
after due consultation with her family.
So far, Lagos State has recorded 20
suspected cases of Lassa fever since
the outbreak of the disease. As of now,
14 suspected cases tested negative,
while four cases were confirmed
positive of Lassa fever. The results of
two suspected cases are pending. The
ministry has listed 537 contacts of the
confirmed cases and 534 of the
contacts are currently being
monitored.”?he said
This will be the second Lassa fever death in Lagos. A 51 year
old man who also traveled to Lagos from Edo state died of the
disease last week.