The Kwara State Government has confirmed a case of Lassa fever at Babanla community in Ifelodun Local Government area of the state.
Briefing newsmen today in Ilorin, the State Commissioner for Health, Alh. Sulaiman Alege said the result of five samples taken from Babanla and Oro-Ago areas of the Local Government to the Virology Unit of Lagos University Teaching Hospital showed that a 10-year old boy from Babanla axis is tested positive to Lassa fever.
According to him, four other samples from Oro-Ago axis are confirmed negative.
Alh. Alege said the Medical team would be deployed immediately to the area with a view to monitoring the situation.
He disclosed that an isolation centre had been set up at the General Hospital, Omu-Aran for proper monitoring and quarantine all people who might have had contact with the patient.
The Commissioner explained that the government could not hide anything for the public if there is any outbreak, saying that the National Centre for Diseases Control and other relevant bodies had been contacted to immediately nip it in the bud.
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Alh. Alege noted that the State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed had earlier approved the purchase of protective medical kits for health personnel to manage any outbreak.
He appealed to members of Babanla community not to be panic as the government is on the alert to contain any outbreak.
Alh. Alege also urged residents of the state to take personal hygiene seriously and keep their environment tiding at all times.
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