lassa fever uk

This is the first time the disease has been found in Britain in more than a decade. 1 day agoLassa Fever is spread by rats and can cause serious illness Picture.

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. The other person is said to be in a stable condition. Shutterstock Kateryna Kon Two people in England have been diagnosed. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control NCDC has reported 42 new confirmed cases of Lassa fever in five states across the country.

1 day agoTwo people in England have been diagnosed with Lassa fever and a third probable case is under investigation the UK Health Security Agency has said. This represents a 43 percent decrease from the figure reported. Two people one of them a medical doctor identified as Samuel Nyityo have died of Lassa fever in Benue State.

UK detects two cases of Ebola-like virus that can cause vaginal bleeding and deafness. A medical condition in which the body temperature is higher than usual and the heart beats very. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control NCDC said on Wednesday it had activated the national Lassa fever Emergency Operations Centre EOC in response to the outbreak in some parts of the country.

Two patients one of whom allegedly ate a rat. Endemic to Nigeria Lassa fever belongs to the same family as the Ebola and Marburg viruses but is much less deadly. Federal Ministry of Environment has strengthened activities on environmental health and sanitation response to Lassa fever outbreak in the country.

A medical doctor Samuel Nyityo attached to the World Health Organisation WHO office in Makurdi Benue State has reportedly died of Lassa Fever. 1 day agoLassa fever.

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