Lassa fever kills doctor, prompts emergency response in Benue

A caller outbreak of Lassa fever successful Benue State has claimed the beingness of a aesculapian doctor, Dr Vitalis Tersoo Azever, prompting wellness authorities to intensify surveillance and activate exigency effect measures crossed the state.

Dr Azever, a unit subordinate of APIN Public Health Initiatives successful Konshisha Local Government Area, died astatine the Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH) successful Plateau State, wherever helium had been receiving attraction for complications arising from the viral disease.

His decease came hardly 48 hours aft different young doctor, Dr Cedric Tyoor Kondom, reportedly died astatine the aforesaid infirmary from bony marrow failure, throwing the aesculapian assemblage successful Benue into mourning.

Confirming the improvement connected Monday successful Makurdi, Benue State Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Dr Paul Ogwuche, said the ministry had commenced lawsuit and interaction tracing portion intensifying nationalist consciousness campaigns.

“There is simply a caller lawsuit of Lassa fever successful the state. Only 1 doc has died. The unfortunate was buried connected Saturday, 20 June 2026,” Ogwuche said.

According to the commissioner, the authorities was connected the verge of declaring the outbreak implicit aft completing the required 42-day incubation play earlier the caller lawsuit emerged.

He explained that the deceased had initially managed his unwellness astatine ...