One Dead, Two Quarantined After Lassa Fever Breaks Out In Taraba

Shortly after the government of Taraba State reported an outbreak of Lassa fever in the state, the Commissioner of Health, Innocent Vakkai, has confirmed that one person has died while two other people have been quarantined and their blood samples taken to Irrua Specialists’ Hospital in Edo State for further confirmation.

Vakkai also added that the public need not panic over the outbreak because the state government had responded promptly to it. He however stated how the virus can be contacted. He said;

“People usually get infected with the Lassa Virus after exposure to infected rodents, while person to person transmission occurs through direct contact with the sick person”.