ADVERTISEMENT
  • The Membership Club
  • PT Hausa
  • About Us
  • Advert Rates
  • Careers
  • Contact Us
Sunday, April 18, 2021
Premium Times Nigeria
  • Home
  • COVID-19
  • News
    • Headline Stories
    • Top News
    • More News
    • Foreign
  • Investigations
  • Business
    • News Reports
    • Financial Inclusion
    • Analysis and Data
    • Business Specials
    • Opinion
    • Oil/Gas Reports
      • FAAC Reports
      • Revenue
  • Opinion
  • Health
    • News Reports
    • Investigations
    • Data and Infographics
    • Health Specials
    • Features
    • Events
    • Primary Health Tracker
  • Agriculture
    • News Report
    • Research & Innovation
    • Data & Infographics
    • Special Reports/Features
    • Investigations
    • Interviews
    • Markets
  • Arts/Life
    • Arts/Books
    • Kannywood
    • Lifestyle
    • Music
    • Nollywood
    • Travel
  • Sports
    • Football
    • More Sports News
    • Sports Features
  • Projects
    • Parliament Watch
    • Panama Papers
    • Paradise Papers
    • AGAHRIN
  • Home
  • COVID-19
  • News
    • Headline Stories
    • Top News
    • More News
    • Foreign
  • Investigations
  • Business
    • News Reports
    • Financial Inclusion
    • Analysis and Data
    • Business Specials
    • Opinion
    • Oil/Gas Reports
      • FAAC Reports
      • Revenue
  • Opinion
  • Health
    • News Reports
    • Investigations
    • Data and Infographics
    • Health Specials
    • Features
    • Events
    • Primary Health Tracker
  • Agriculture
    • News Report
    • Research & Innovation
    • Data & Infographics
    • Special Reports/Features
    • Investigations
    • Interviews
    • Markets
  • Arts/Life
    • Arts/Books
    • Kannywood
    • Lifestyle
    • Music
    • Nollywood
    • Travel
  • Sports
    • Football
    • More Sports News
    • Sports Features
  • Projects
    • Parliament Watch
    • Panama Papers
    • Paradise Papers
    • AGAHRIN
Premium Times Nigeria
BUA Group Ad BUA Group Ad BUA Group Ad
ADVERTISEMENT
Vector of Lassa fever

Vector of Lassa fever

Lassa fever: Ondo controverts Nigerian govt, says no new case of disease

byJosiah Oluwole
February 12, 2017
1 min read
ADVERTISEMENT

Ondo State has disputed a claim by the Federal Government of new cases of Lassa fever in the state from last December.

The Commissioner for Health in the Ondo, Dayo Adeyanju, told PREMIUM TIMES in Akure that it was a long time ago since Lassa fever occurred in the state, noting that the figures put forth by Federal Ministry of Health were inaccurate.

Elsie Ilori, Director of the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, last week said 44 cases of Lassa fever had been reported since December 2016 in nine states including Ogun, Plateau, Bauchi, Taraba, Edo, Nasarawa, Rivers, Ebonyi and Ondo, with some of the cases classified as probable.

She also said that seven new cases of the fever had been confirmed in Edo, Ondo, and Bauchi states.

According to Mrs. Ilori, four of the seven new cases were reported in Edo State, two in Ondo, while Bauchi had one case, quoting the weekly report collated by the NCDC.

But Mr. Adeyanju said the cases cited by the NCDC occurred “a very long time ago,” and no new case had been recorded since December.

“Those cases are long, long, long ago,” he said. “Maybe you are just getting to hear about them.

“The surveillance has been very high, we have been trying to keep tab on every fever.

“We have also continued to create awareness using the radio, television, posters and handbills.

RelatedNews

Tourism association president, Saleh Rabo, is dead

Four football matches to watch this weekend

Clay master Nadal sent packing from Monte Carlo Masters

Nigerian varsity bans students from driving, riding on campus

“We have also tried to set up case management. Whatever case we find we trace their contacts, and we sent their samples for test. If they test positive, we send them for management.”

Mr. Adeyanju also said the state government had made efforts to set up a special hospital and equip it for the purpose of tackling Lassa fever, adding that efforts were underway to purchase diagnostic equipment for the state.

Three cases of the disease were confirmed in the state in January 2016, which claimed the lives of those infected.

Dangote adbanner 728x90_2 (1)

But a recurrence of the epidemic in neighbouring states like Ogun in December resulted in a state-wide sensitisation by the Ondo State Ministry of Health.

  • WhatsApp
  • Tweet
  • Email
  • Print
  • Telegram
  • More
  • Share on Tumblr
  • Pocket

Support PREMIUM TIMES' journalism of integrity and credibility

Good journalism costs a lot of money. Yet only good journalism can ensure the possibility of a good society, an accountable democracy, and a transparent government.

For continued free access to the best investigative journalism in the country we ask you to consider making a modest support to this noble endeavour.

By contributing to PREMIUM TIMES, you are helping to sustain a journalism of relevance and ensuring it remains free and available to all.

Donate


TEXT AD: To advertise here . Call Willie +2347088095401...


JOIN THE CONVERSATION

  • Disqus (0)
premiumtimes



PT Mag Campaign AD

Previous Post

Osinbajo congratulates new Somali President

Next Post

Abuja airport closure: Fashola inspects work on Kaduna-Abuja highway

Josiah Oluwole

Josiah Oluwole

More News

NCDC Update

COVID-19: Nigeria records 60 new cases, no death on Saturday

April 18, 2021
mosquito

What Nigeria must do to eradicate malaria – Experts

April 18, 2021
COVID-19: Coronavirus

COVID-19: Globally, over 3 million people dead, 140 million infected

April 18, 2021
Senator Nicholas Tofowomo. [PHOTO CREDIT: Official Facebook page of Nicholas Tofowomo]

Police commend senator for rebuilding station burnt during #EndSARS protest

April 17, 2021
Taxify - Bolt [Photo: NewsBeezer UK]

Uber, Bolt drivers begin strike Monday

April 17, 2021
Nigerian Police officers on duty [Photo credit: Today.ng]

Police arrest teenagers for alleged cultism

April 17, 2021
Next Post

Abuja airport closure: Fashola inspects work on Kaduna-Abuja highway

Arik Air

Arik Air was 'huge mess', very poorly managed - AMCON

Discussion about this post

Search

#EndSARS: Latest Updates




Polaris Bank


JAIZ Ad


Explore Akwa Ibom Ad


Explore Akwa Ibom Ad


Access Bank Ad


NITDA Ad





Glo Ad

Subscribe to News via Email

Enter your email address and receive notifications of news by email.

Join 1,653,449 other subscribers.

Advertisement






netherland biz school Advert



Zenith Advert

ADVERTISEMENT

Our Digital Network

  • PT Hausa
  • Election Centre
  • Human Trafficking Investigation
  • Centre for Investigative Journalism
  • National Conference
  • Press Attack Tracker
  • PT Academy
  • Dubawa
  • LeaksNG
  • Campus Reporter

Resources

  • Oil & Gas Facts
  • List of Universities in Nigeria
  • LIST: Federal Unity Colleges in Nigeria
  • NYSC Orientation Camps in Nigeria
  • Nigeria’s Federal/States’ Budgets since 2005
  • Malabu Scandal Thread
  • World Cup 2018
  • Panama Papers Game
  • Our Digital Network
  • About Us
  • Resources
  • Projects
  • Data & Infographics
  • DONATE

All content is Copyrighted © 2020 The Premium Times, Nigeria

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • COVID-19
  • News
    • Headline Stories
    • Top News
    • More News
    • Foreign
  • Investigations
  • Business
    • News Reports
    • Financial Inclusion
    • Analysis and Data
    • Business Specials
    • Opinion
    • Oil/Gas Reports
      • FAAC Reports
      • Revenue
  • Agriculture
    • News Report
    • Research & Innovation
    • Data & Infographics
    • Special Reports/Features
    • Investigations
    • Interviews
    • Markets
  • Arts/Life
    • Arts/Books
    • Kannywood
    • Lifestyle
    • Music
    • Nollywood
    • Travel
  • Sports
    • Football
    • More Sports News
    • Sports Features
  • Projects
    • Panama Papers
    • Paradise Papers
    • Parliament Watch
    • AGAHRIN
  • Opinion
  • PT Hausa
  • The Membership Club
  • Dubawa
    • Dubawa NG
  • About Us
    • Advert Rates
  • Careers
  • Contact Us
  • Digital Store
  • DONATE

All content is Copyrighted © 2020 The Premium Times, Nigeria

Our website uses cookies. By continuing to use this website you are giving consent to cookies being used. Visit our Privacy and Cookie Policy.
loading Cancel
Post was not sent - check your email addresses!
Email check failed, please try again
Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.