The Gombe State Government has distributed 603,200 doses of Abendazole drugs to curb Lymphatic Filariasis disease in four local government areas of the state.<\/p>\n
Mrs Talatu Danzaria, the state Coordinator, Onchocerciasis and Lymphatic Filariasis Control, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Gombe.<\/p>\n
Lymphatic filariasis is a disease caused by round-thread-like worms usually spread through mosquito bites.<\/p>\n
She listed the four local government areas as Balanga, Billiri, Kaltungo and Shongom in Southern part of the state.<\/p>\n
According to her, the four local governments are selected for the first batch of the intervention based on the base line survey, conducted by her office.<\/p>\n
She said that the council areas were the most vulnerable areas in the state, hence, the need to receive the treatment before others.<\/p>\n
Danzaria said that the Northern and Central parts of the state would equally receive the drugs before the end of August.<\/p>\n
She said that all groups of people were vulnerable; pointing that getting rid of mosquitoes breeding areas was one of the major preventive measures.<\/p>\n
Danzaria called on the public to always avail themselves with such opportunity since it was free of charge.<\/p>\n
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