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The result of the investigation from the Reference Laboratory was received today 17th January 2022 with two 2 of the ten 10 samples testing positive for Lassa Fever. As such the Ministry has repositioned doses of antiviral agents for the treatment of the Lassa Fever cases and personal protective devices for the health care providers at Iwere lle and Iganna.

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Federal Ministry of Environment has strengthened activities on environmental health and sanitation response to Lassa fever outbreak in the country.

. Minister of Environment Chief Sharon Ikeazor made. Lassa fever has been a major public health concern in the last one to two decades in Nigeria. Nigerians have been urged to reconsider the habit of rat eating as a measure to curtail the outbreak and spread of Lassa fever in the country.

It has occurred in annual outbreaks and in recent past it is present all year round. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control NCDC has reported 42 new confirmed cases of Lassa fever in five states across the country. This represents a 43 percent decrease from the figure reported.

AMID concerns over the increase in confirmed Lassa fever cases an infectious diseases physician at the Federal Medical Centre Abeokuta Dr Ayanfe Omololu has said Nigeria needs more specialised.

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