Benue State reports that it records only one laboratory-confirmed case of Lassa fever over the past month, with no deaths during the same period. The state’s Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Dr Paul Ogwuche, makes the disclosure in Makurdi while presenting the state’s Lassa fever situation report covering the month. Both outlets describe the case count as limited to a single confirmed infection and note that the outcome is non-fatal. The government attributes the low number of deaths and the management of the case to ongoing disease surveillance, prompt response, and improved case management practices. The reports do not provide details on the patient’s age, location within the state, or whether the case is part of a larger outbreak. Overall, the information shared by the Benue State government indicates that Lassa fever activity in the state is low for the specified month and that health officials have not recorded any fatal outcomes in that timeframe.
Benue records one laboratory-confirmed Lassa fever case in past month
Benue State reports that it records only one laboratory-confirmed case of Lassa fever over the past month, with no deaths during the same period. The state’s Commissioner for Health and Human Services...
- Benue State reports one laboratory-confirmed Lassa fever case in the past month.
- No Lassa fever deaths are recorded in Benue during the same period.
- The information is disclosed by the Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Dr Paul Ogwuche.
- The figures come from a state Lassa fever situation report covering one month.
- The government links the outcome to sustained surveillance, prompt response, and improved case management.
The Benue State government says no death from Lassa fever has been recorded in the state in the past one month, with only one laboratory-confirmed case reported during the period. The Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Dr Paul Ogwuche, disclosed this on Thursday in Makurdi while presenting the state’s Lassa fever situation report covering […] Benue records one confirmed Lassa fever case, no deaths in past month
2 hours agoBenue State Government has announced that only one laboratory-confirmed case of Lassa fever was recorded in the state in the past month, with no fatality, attributing the outcome to sustained disease surveillance, prompt response and improved case management. The post Benue recorded one Lassa fever case in one month – Commissioner appeared first on Vanguard News.
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