Barely 48 hours after the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Kola Oluwawole described Ekiti as example to other states in the management of Lassa fever, a case of the dreaded disease has been reported in Ido Ekiti, headquarters of Ido/Osi local government area of the state.
According to Dailypost,The state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Olurotimi Ojo, who confirmed the case officially on Monday at a stakeholders’ meeting on Lassa fever in Ado Ekiti, said the patient has been isolated as doctors are battling to ensure her survival.
Delta too...!
According to Informationng,The Delta State Ministry of Health, Monday, announced that it had confirmed the first case of Lassa fever in the state.
According to a statement signed by Mr. Churchill Oyewo, Public Relations Officer of the ministry, the index case occurred after a 65-year-old woman from neigbouring Anambra was admitted at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Asaba.
The woman was said to have been referred to Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Asaba, when her condition worsened. But her case was later confirmed as Lassa fever at the Virology Laboratory, Specialist Hospital, Irrua, Edo.
The ministry said that following the discovery, the state Rapid Response Team immediately placed 22 persons who had contact with the woman on surveillance.
Five other samples had been sent for laboratory investigation, the ministry said, adding that it had informed the Federal Ministry of Health on the development.
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has also provided the necessary logistics to enhance contact tracing and control measures, the statement read.
They should do something quick about this disease. I believe this disease is being spread by people living in dirty environments and dirty people. Poverty is no excuse for dirtiness
ReplyDeleteThe stupid speaker of ekiti house of assembly that is talking trash, does he think Lassa fever is a political propaganda? Let him and Fayose be leaking their mouth there. They think Lassa is Buhari that they will be talking about. Is he a health professional that he will make such declaration. Idiot.
DeleteCan he account how people travel in and out, the quack traditional doctors that tell people the lassa fever is from the gods, the pharmacy that will keep selling anti typhoid drugs until it gets late. Mtchewwwww.
Let Nigerians sit down and be waiting for Buhari. Dirty people. How can Buhari help you when you cannot even keep your environment clean. How can the govt help you if you woke up this morning and saw rat pooo on top of you basin of garri that you left open inside that dirty store and instead of throwing it away you just pick the 3pcs of rat pooh and throw it away, then use left hand to turn the garri and spread the whole virus in there and then carry it to sell to innocent people.
DeleteEven if your house is so clean and fumigated, one dirty neighbour will just help all the rats in the neighbourhood with accommodation until the fumigating chemical is reduced and they are back to your house.
One dirty household can breed rats to infest everyone in that area. Even if your whole area is good, that dirty woman in Oshodi will then come to market and sell Lassa fever virus(garri) and thats how your whole effort is wasted.
Poverty is not an excuse to be dirty. A small house is easier to keep clean. Most people care about how they look all painted up and smelling nice, yet you wine and dine in a rat infested house. Then you come here and start calling Buhari.
DIRT!DIRT!DIRT!!!!!
Someone will be sick, you will then visit native doctor, visit pastor and finish infecting people before going to the hosp. Getting to the hospital they begin to lie, do you have have fever, are you peeing blood or vomiting blood. NOOOOOOOOOO, I am well in Jesus Name, it is not my portion. Did you travel to any of the following states?? NOOOOOOOO. Then you expect the doctor to perform magic.
LIES!LIES!LIES!LIES!
Madam,i think you have Lassa fever/ Ebola and we will need to Isolate you until we confirm so that we will not place others at risk. Next second...they have escaped to a church where the pastor claims to cure in spirit and in truth.
If you hold them back,,,their connections in high places will force you to release them.
CORRUPTION!!!!!!!!!!
Almost every Nigerian has a phone, have access to internet to cuss on blogs, gossip on BB, browse pornography but they don't have the faintest idea of how to protect themselves from LASSA Fever.
DeleteHow can you protect yourself when you don't even know what Lassa fever is about.
It is a click away. How many of you have gone to browse the internet and read about this disease. How can you not have the awareness when the information is there everywhere you are. But once you hear about MATHAROO ashawo twins,,you will keep refreshing and refreshing!
People like Dump TONY IHEKIRE will probably embrace the disease where he is pursuing BUHARI. This blog has really opened my eyes to how ignorant people are in this world.
Someone like Tony Ihekire will now have kids, I wonder what he will teach them. His IQ level is not even enough to sustain a LIZARD.
This is no longer funny o.
ReplyDeleteGod protect us.
ReplyDeleteThis fever is really spreading.... Please and Please we should be environmental conscious
ReplyDeleteEnd time epidemic
ReplyDeleteFish brain,is that all you can say? End time this, end time that, No reasonable comment. Rubbish
DeleteEnd time disease
ReplyDeleteGod help ur children
ReplyDeleteOhh God!
ReplyDeleteLassa fever is deadly, if u see d patients suffering frm it u will cry, they bleed frm both their nostril and ear, that's when it's severe, pls pple cover ur food very or always heat before u eat, stop drinking of garri for now, wash ur spoon before using it to dish, i have seen wat lassa fever can do, let's spread d word. I wish all those affected quick recovering.
Yes re-wash kitchen utensils before use, clean your houses people, rat gum/poison everywhere in the house, get rid of everything...In all be careful!!
DeleteDo you enter public transports, do you go to church, do you attend events? Funerals, weddings, schools, etc. The person next to you might be carrying the virus. All you need is for him/her to sneeze, cough, vomit etc.... everyone is a suspect
DeleteGod take control please.
ReplyDeleteJust finished giving a presentation on Lassa fever and I check this blog to see this!
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately people still don't understand what is happening.
#CreateAwareness
They don't o. All they talk about is rat, rat, rat.
DeleteSomeone pursuing that rat with you might have lassa fever and just be sneezing anyhow.
Na wa oo. This Lassa fever is spreading to all the states
ReplyDelete2015 it was Ebola....now Lassa..uhmmm
ReplyDelete86th comment 2016
Lord please take perferct control and stop the spread of this disease in our country. Ekiti, my dear second state, God will take control over there, I've many friends in Ido and Usi Ekiti o, Lord please protect them for me.
ReplyDelete*Larry was here*
In all honesty, lassa fever will spread across all states cos of movement of people to and fro. It has never been reported like this before naa.Especially this time. But all state governors should equip their state hospitals and the health workers very well to be able to manage it. I think the awareness has not yet been made known enough for people to understand the gravity of this. Maybe because people keep associating it with rats and they are like they have been living with rats for a long time and nothing has happened to them.
ReplyDeleteGod plsssss, save us Frm dis deadly virus. Protect our loved ours in Jesus Name Amen.
ReplyDeleteThis thing don dey pass be careful o!
ReplyDelete*Ghanaman signing out*
God please, help us, let this dreadful disease not spread like wildfire.
ReplyDeleteOseburuwa biko.
This year lassa fever strong o. This disease has been reigning in ekpoma/AAU faculty of engineering since God knows when.
ReplyDeleteLord save your children. I still drink garri though. I'm covered by His blood
God pls help us.
ReplyDeleteNa poor people lassa fever dey kill. Go take bck lassa fever n bring a disease dat can finish all diz greedy rich men looting our money
ReplyDeleteBuhari has come with his many evils. God pls save us.
ReplyDeleteShut up
DeleteBuhari ke?
DeleteLol. I choose to laugh at your statement. I jump and pass this temptation in Jesus Name.
Ignorance kills faster than AIDS, Ebola or lassa fever. Smh
DeleteTell me you're joking!!!!
DeleteGod help my country. Please the Government should handle this Case the way they handle the Ebola case ooo,dont see them taking it serious like they did with Ebola.
ReplyDeleteVanessa, ebola and Lassa are two different organisms. How many bats have you seen in your life.
DeleteDo we have more bats or rats in Nigeria?
How neat are you and other Nigerians?
How many people will discard that bag of garri because they saw rat pooohh inside?
Do you boycott ceremonies? If your sis is wedding today, will you go there? Will you sit next to someone? will you eat? Do you know where the food, plates,spoon etc you are using came from?
Or will it not be your portion cos it is your sisters wedding?
When you are done with yourself first,then you will find out if the govt needs to be the first point of call or YOU and I.
It is well with us.....nigeria needserious prayer oo
ReplyDeleteI don't think they're taking it seriously at all. It should be given the same level of attention that Ebola got.
ReplyDeleteLord please take control and heal our land.
Stella, could you please confirm the drug for Lassa fever. Ribavirin inhalation is the name of the drug.
ReplyDeleteOur Government is making it seem like there are no drugs for it. They should try and equip our hospitals.
XOXO MYSTERY
God save us!
ReplyDeleteTony, Tony, Tony. I bet you've never slept since Buhari became President.
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