Lassa fever has claimed the life of a senior medical doctor at Bingham University Teaching Hospital in Jos, Plateau State, with three other people also reported dead. The Plateau State Commissioner for Health, Dr Nicholas Baamlong, confirmed the outbreak on Wednesday, saying several cases had been laboratory confirmed.
Dr Baamlong said the deceased doctor, a senior staff member of the teaching hospital, was believed to have contracted the virus after carrying out a caesarean section on an infected patient. He said the state had recorded confirmed cases of the disease and that emergency response measures had been activated to contain the outbreak.
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The commissioner said contact tracing, active surveillance and public health interventions were ongoing across affected communities and health facilities. He added that vaccines had been received, with more expected from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, as health authorities urged residents to remain vigilant.
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