The Edo State Authorities mentioned it has recorded no fewer than 13 deaths from the Lassa Fever outbreak within the state between December 2024 and February 2025.
DAILY POST experiences that the state additionally recorded three confirmed circumstances of Monkey pox, Mpox, with no mortality.
The Director of Public Well being within the State’s Ministry of Well being, Dr Stephenson Ojeifo disclosed this weekend to newsmen in Benin Metropolis.
Ojeifo, mentioned the state recorded 83 constructive circumstances of Lassa Fever with 13 mortality to this point.
He mentioned the casualties have been recorded in Etsako West, Esan West and Esan North- East native authorities Areas.
He mentioned the native governments are the three epic native governments of the Lassa Fever within the state.
In response to him, because the outbreak of the illness on December 30, 2024, within the state, we now have over 378 suspected circumstances of Lassa fever.
“However, as at as we speak, of that quantity 83 have been confirmed constructive for the illness with 13 mortality. Seven are nonetheless receiving therapy whereas others have been discharged.
“Lassa Fever presents signs like malaria till it will get to a complicated stage. So, we’re sensitizing the group that when anyone has a fever that’s not resolved inside 72 hours they need to instantly search medical therapy on the Irrua Specialist Instructing Hospital, ISTH,” he mentioned.
The Director of Public Well being, attributed the mortality to the late presentation of sufferers to the hospital for examination and therapy.
Ojeifo mentioned to deal with the event, they’re liaising with non-public hospitals within the state to make sure that referral is promptly dropped at the Irrua Specialist Instructing Hospital designated for the therapy of the illness.
He defined that officers of the ministry and that of the Nationwide Council for Illness Management, NCDC, within the state have visited the three native governments the place the deaths have been recorded for contact tracing.
He, nonetheless, referred to as on the folks to not self medicate however to report back to the closest hospital after they have signs like malaria.
DAILY POST recollects that between December 30, 2024 and January 24, 2025 when the State Commissioner for Well being, Dr Cyril Oshiomhole, declared the outbreak of the illness within the state, it recorded 56 confirmed constructive circumstances with eight deaths
