Lassa Fever outbreak: One died, 81 quarantined in Adamawa
Adamawa Ministry of Health, yesterday, said one person has died from the recent outbreak of Lassa fever in the state, while 81 others had been quarantined.
The Information Officer of the ministry, Mr. Abubakar Muhammed, made the disclosure in Yola, the state capital.
According to him, 45 members of the deceased’s families and 36 others, including some health workers who had direct contact with the deceased, had been quarantined.
The Information Officer explained that the state government, World Health Organisation, WHO, and other agencies had established an emergency centre in Yola adding that the centre will also serve as control centre of the killer disease.
He noted that the deceased, Gadiel Ambe, 46, hailed from Numan Local adding that before the death of the deceased he was a Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps officer working in Sardauna council of Taraba State, saying he might have contacted the disease there.
The Information Officer of the ministry, Mr. Abubakar Muhammed, made the disclosure in Yola, the state capital.
According to him, 45 members of the deceased’s families and 36 others, including some health workers who had direct contact with the deceased, had been quarantined.
The Information Officer explained that the state government, World Health Organisation, WHO, and other agencies had established an emergency centre in Yola adding that the centre will also serve as control centre of the killer disease.
He noted that the deceased, Gadiel Ambe, 46, hailed from Numan Local adding that before the death of the deceased he was a Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps officer working in Sardauna council of Taraba State, saying he might have contacted the disease there.
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