Patient Diagnosed with Lasser Fever in Kogi State
By Yekini Jimoh in Lokoja
A patient at Angwan Kura in Lokoja, Kogi State has been diagnosed with Lassa Fever.
THISDAY gathered on Sunday that the diagnosis was done after the patient reported at the Accident and Emergency Unit of the Federal Medical Centre Lokoja, with signs and symptoms suggestive of haemorrhagic fever.
The state Epidemiologists immediately responded by sending the patient’s blood sample to the laboratory at the Federal Specialist Hospital, Irrua, Edo State for analysis, which came back positive for Lasser fever, which culminated in the patient been transfered to the Specialist Hospital for optimal care.
Confirming the story, the Kogi State Commissioner for Health, Dr Saka Haruna Audu, said the state Rapid Response Team was summoned and provisions were made for source/contact tracing and prophylactic treatment for the medical personnel who had contact with the patient before the transfer.
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