Sokoto government said it has intensified surveillance across the state in
efforts to contain the spread of lassa fever.
Despite initial apprehension of a possible case of the deadly disease in
the state, the government said three suspected cases earlier taken to Lagos
University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) Laboratory Centre for blood sample
analysis have all come out negative, reaffirming the zero case submission
in Sokoto.
Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal stated this Wednesday when he went round
hospitals in Sokoto town as part of efforts to intensify awareness on the
dangers of the disease.
Speaking at the State Specialist Hospital, Tambuwal said all necessary
precaution has been put in place while technology has been deployed to help
with surveillance in all the 23 local government areas of the state.
He said the monthly environmental sanitation introduced by the government
has helped in the cleaning of environment, but residents need to do more to
maintain high hygiene standards.
Conducting the Governor round the hospitals, the state Commissioner of
Health, Dr. Balarabe Shehu Kakale said government has trained enough
personnel to handle any possible outbreak of the ailment.
CAPTION: L-R: Sokoto State Commissioner of Health, Dr. Balarabe Shehu
Kakale, taking Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal and other officials round
State Specialists Hospital assessing Sokoto’s readiness to handle possible
outbreak of lassa fever and other deadly diseases…Wednesday 27-01-2016