Mid-year: C’River board reports 1 lassa fever death
Fever
By Ehigimetor Igbaugba
The Cross River Health Management Board has said that one person died of lassa fever in the state between January and July.
The Chief Epidemiologist, Dr Inyang Ekpenyong, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Calabar on Monday.
Ekpeyong said that one person died out of the two confirmed cases that were recorded during the period.
She further said that there were 23 suspected cases in the state from Obubra and Abi Local Government Areas.
“This figure is lower that the 90 suspected cases that were recorded in 2024.
“In 2024, we had no fewer than 90 suspected cases and eight deaths in the state,” she said.
Ekpeyong said that although the board was not envisaging any surge in cases during the remaining part of the year, it had already made plans for emergency responses.
She further said that the board was carrying out mass sensitisation campaigns across the state to equip the people with prevention techniques.(NAN)(www.nannews.ng)
Edited by Azubuike Okeh
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