One case of La$$a fever has been confirmed in Lagos. The case, which was diagnosed at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi-Araba, involves a 25-year-old student from the Ahmadu Bello University.
The patient is said to have been admitted first at a pr*vate hospital in Ojokoro area of Lagos State before he was transferred to LUTH.
The Chairman, Medical Advisory Committee (CMAC), Dr. Olufemi Fasanmade, also disclosed that the patient has been isolated at the Accident and Emergency (A&E) unit of the hospital. Fasanmade said, “containment area being devised, ribavirin available. We will use theatre in A&E as isolation ward. No need to panic. But limit movement to A&E if not necessary. Our trained staff on ground.”
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