Official says eight samples brought for lassa fever and yellow fever tests all tested positive for yellow fever.
The Bauchi State Primary Healthcare Development Agency
(BSPHCDA) says an outbreak of yellow fever has occurred in Ganjuwa Local
Government Areas (LGA) of the state with eight deaths and their samples testing
positive.
The Chairman of the agency, Rilwanu Mohammed, stated this
while briefing journalists in Bauchi on Monday.
“Our polio team were in communities in Ganjuwa for routine
exercise and they found out that eight people died of unknown disease, so they
reported back.
“Eight samples were brought for lassa fever and yellow fever
tests and all the samples tested positive for yellow fever.
“Last year, by this time, we had cases of yellow fever in six LGA of Bauchi, Alkaleri, Warji, Ningi, Kirfi and Darazo,” he said.
The chairman said that the community members were
predominantly farmers.
Mr Mohammed said that the agency would begin a vaccination
exercise in earnest against the deadly disease in Ganjuwa LGA.
Mr Mohammed called on the general public not to panic as
yellow fever has a vaccine.
He also advised the public on the use of mosquito nets as a preventive measure against other types of fever.
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