A total of 58 persons have been confirmed dead by Lassa fever disease outbreak in Nigeria.
This was out of 83 diagnosed cases in the country.
Minister of State for Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, gave this figure when he paid a working visit to the Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital to inspect Lassa fever facilities at the hospital.
Ehanire said the federal government was working hard to stop yearly outbreak of Lassa fever in the country.
He assured that the disease was gradually being defeated.
According to the Minister: “We have been trying to curtail Lassa fever, which is going down now and Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital is one of the centres of excellence. I came to see the status and how well they are coping.
“This hospital is one of the centres with special facilities and I came to see how well they are coping.
“I have seen the equipment and the challenges and we are looking at ways to make sure Lassa fever does not become a yearly occurring problem.”
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