Benue govt confirms 45 Lassa fever cases, 10 health workers dead

The Benue State Government has announced that 10 wellness workers person died successful the aftermath of a caller Lassa fever outbreak, with 5 of the deceased identified arsenic aesculapian doctors.

The improvement was revealed successful a study by African Independent Television (AIT) broadcast connected Friday.

According to the authorities epidemiologist, Asema Msuega, the authorities has documented 250 suspected Lassa fever cases, of which 45 person been laboratory confirmed.

Fresh information from the state’s epidemiology portion shows a crisp summation successful infections, prompting the Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Paul Ogwuche, to transportation retired an inspection sojourn to the Benue State University Teaching Hospital successful Makurdi to measure the concern firsthand.

Mr Msuega described the precocious corruption complaint among healthcare unit arsenic alarming, explaining that it points to imaginable human-to-human transmission.

He blamed the concern connected gaps successful corruption prevention and power practices wrong wellness facilities.

Providing updates connected containment efforts, the Chief Medical Director of the teaching hospital, Stephen Hwande, appealed to residents to strictly observe corruption prevention guidelines.

Mr Hwande noted that the infirmary has intensified precautionary and information measures aimed astatine limiting further dispersed of the virus.