AS part of the effort to curb the spread of Lassa Fever in Ondo state, the State Governor, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu, has inaugurated an Emergency Response Committee on Lassa Fever, following recently reported cases of the disease in the state. The Committee which was headed by the State Commissioner for Health, Dr Wahab Adegbenro, was charged to ensure that Lassa fever is flushed out of the state within the shortest possible period. The committee would embark on campaigns, advocacy visits to royal fathers and religious leaders and to identify an appropriate dump site for human wastes. Addressing after its inaugural meeting, the Chairman of the Committee, Dr Wahab Adegbenro, said the committee was empowered to use all means available to it to checkmate attempts by anyone that may want to inhibit efforts at curtailing the incidences of Lassa Fever in the state. He listed the symptoms of Lassa fever to include; abdominal pains, diarrhoea and vomiting with blood stains while muriatic rashes in the body which occurs at the advanced stage of the disease.

Source: Nigerian Tribune February 04, 2019 13:52 UTC