Suakoko, Bong County – FrontPageAfrica has gathered that the Bong County Health Team has quarantined nine people over the outbreak of Lassa fever and the death of a health worker. By Selma Lomax, [email protected]Our source said the Bong County Health Team has already placed nine people under close monitoring so as to ensure that the fever does not spread to others. Panic in BongSome medical practitioners, who pleaded anonymity while confirming the outbreak on Monday, said the disease had been recorded in Phebe, Suakoko and Gbarnga areas. Bong County Health Officer, Dr Cynthia Blapooh, confirmed the outbreak in a chat with our correspondent. She said, “Lassa fever has always been with us for a very long time, but we are already putting modalities in place to curtail it.

Source: Front Page Africa January 24, 2023 19:21 UTC