Lassa Fever: Three dead in Kaduna
A medical doctor, a nurse and a pregnant woman have died of Lassa Fever in Kaduna State.
The trio died at the Saint Louis Specialist Hospital in Zonkwa, Zango Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State following the outbreak of Lassa fever in the state.
Kaduna state health commissioner, Professor Jonathan Nok, confirmed the incident to newsmen on Monday.
According to him, the doctor and nurse showed signs of Lassa fever shortly after operating a pregnant woman who was brought in from another hospital in Kanfanchan. They died few days after testing positive to the disease.
He added that the affected hospitals have been isolated so as to trace the primary and secondary contacts with the deceased.
Nok advised residents to maintain personal hygiene and not panic as government is on top of the situation..
