Ebun Francis| Lagos State on Wednesday said it has recorded its first case of Lassa fever in 2020.
The State Commissioner for Health, Akin Abayomi, who made the confirmation in a statement on said the patient is currently in isolation at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH).
The commissioner, however, assured that the situation is under control and called on Lagos residents to be calm and not panic.
He further stated that the State government in active collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Health and the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) is doing everything possible to control the spread of the disease in Lagos State.
He noted that, it is important for members of the public to ensure and maintain adequate personal hygiene and environmental sanitation at all times as part of prevention and control measures against the spread of the disease in the State.
Lassa Fever has since the begining of the year been reported in over 27 states with over 470 cases confirmed and 70 deaths recorded across Nigeria.
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