{"id":45964,"date":"2016-01-27T14:24:16","date_gmt":"2016-01-27T13:24:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=45964"},"modified":"2016-01-27T14:24:16","modified_gmt":"2016-01-27T13:24:16","slug":"lassa-fever-sokoto-intensifies-surveillance-as-3-tests-return-negative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/lassa-fever-sokoto-intensifies-surveillance-as-3-tests-return-negative\/","title":{"rendered":": Lassa Fever: Sokoto intensifies surveillance as 3 tests return negative"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sokoto government said it has intensified surveillance <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_1910169089\"><span class=\"aQJ\">across the sta<\/span><\/span>te in<br \/>\nefforts to contain the spread of lassa fever.<\/p>\n<p>Despite initial apprehension of a possible case of the deadly disease in<br \/>\nthe state, the government said three suspected cases earlier taken to Lagos<br \/>\nUniversity Teaching Hospital (LUTH) Laboratory Centre for blood sample<br \/>\nanalysis have all come out negative, reaffirming the zero case submission<br \/>\nin Sokoto.<\/p>\n<p>Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal stated this Wednesday when he went round<br \/>\nhospitals in Sokoto town as part of efforts to intensify awareness on the<br \/>\ndangers of the disease.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at the State Specialist Hospital, Tambuwal said all necessary<br \/>\nprecaution has been put in place while technology has been deployed to help<br \/>\nwith surveillance in all the 23 local government areas of the state.<\/p>\n<p>He said the monthly environmental sanitation introduced by the government<br \/>\nhas helped in the cleaning of environment, but residents need to do more to<br \/>\nmaintain high hygiene standards.<\/p>\n<p>Conducting the Governor round the hospitals, the state Commissioner of<br \/>\nHealth, Dr. Balarabe Shehu Kakale said government has trained enough<br \/>\npersonnel to handle any possible outbreak of the ailment.<\/p>\n<p>CAPTION: L-R: Sokoto State Commissioner of Health, Dr. Balarabe Shehu<br \/>\nKakale, taking Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal and other officials round<br \/>\nState Specialists Hospital assessing Sokoto&#8217;s readiness to handle possible<br \/>\noutbreak of lassa fever and other deadly diseases&#8230;Wednesday 27-01-2016<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sokoto government said it has intensified surveillance across the state in efforts to contain the spread of lassa fever. 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