{"id":156830,"date":"2025-03-26T17:13:32","date_gmt":"2025-03-26T16:13:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/ogun-confirms-lassa-fever-outbreak-as-nysc-member-dies"},"modified":"2025-04-04T13:38:13","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T12:38:13","slug":"ogun-confirms-lassa-fever-outbreak-as-nysc-member-dies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/ogun-confirms-lassa-fever-outbreak-as-nysc-member-dies","title":{"rendered":"Ogun confirms Lassa fever outbreak as NYSC member dies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>A 25-year-old member of the National Youth Service Corp (NYSC), has reportedly died of Lassa fever at a secondary health facility in ljebu North Local Government Area of Ogun State.<\/p>\n<p>DAILY POST learnt that the female corp member who fell sick while in Ondo State, was brought to the health facility last Tuesday and later died same day.<\/p>\n<p>This was contained in a statement made available to DAILY POST and signed by the Commissioner for Health, Tomi Coker, on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Coker also confirmed the outbreak of Lassa fever in the state.<\/p>\n<p>The statement reads, \u201cOgun State has confirmed a case of Lassa Fever and as such declared Lassa fever outbreak.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe index case is a 25-year-old female National Youth Corp member who fell sick while in Ondo State and was brought to on of our secondary health facility in ljebu North LGA on 18th March 2025 and later died same day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c Lassa fever is a viral Haemorrhagic disease that presents with High grade fever, Headache, General body weakness, Sore throat, Muscle pain, Cough, Nausea, Vomiting, Diarrhoea, Chest pain and Unexplained bleeding from the ears, eyes, nose, mouth and other body openings.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Coker urged members of the community to report to the hospital if any of the listed symptoms is noticed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe implore members of the community to promptly report to the hospital if they notice any of these symptoms. Any case of febrile illness that has not responded to 48 hours use of anti-malaria or antibiotics should raise an index of suspicion for Lassa fever!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe implore all Health facilities in Ogun State, public and private, to step up Infection Prevention and Control measures and to encourage compliance by all health facility staff.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c Healthcare worker that suspects Lassa fever in a patient, are advised to call their local government disease surveillance and notification officer (LGA DSNO) whose numbers are placed in our health facilities or call State Disease surveillance and Notification Officer (0703-421-4893) or State Epidemiologist (0808-425-0881),\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>The commissioner, however reiterated the Governor Dapo Abiodun-led administration\u2019s dedication to protecting the health of the citizens through continuous surveillance and prompt response to infectious diseases.<\/p>\n<p>She added that the ministry in collaboration with the Rapid Response Team at ljebu North East is keeping the situation under control with enhanced surveillance and community engagement and mobilization for effective response.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. A 25-year-old member of the National Youth Service Corp (NYSC), has reportedly died of Lassa fever at a secondary health facility in ljebu North Local Government Area of Ogun State. 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