By
Juliet
Oyoyo, Kaduna
There
was pandemonium in Kaduna on Monday as news filtered out that four people had
died from lassa fever in the state.
Professor
Jonathan Nok, the state Commissioner for Health who confirmed the deaths to
newsmen said that the four persons died at the Saint Louis Specialist Hospital
in Zonkwa, Zango Kataf Local Government Area of the State.
According
to the commissioner, a medical doctor, a nurse and a pregnant woman were among
the deceased.
He
said that the doctor and the nurse had shown symptoms of Lassa fever shortly
after they operated on the pregnant woman who was brought in from another
hospital in Kafanchan, Jama’a local government.
According
to him the victims died few days after they tested positive to the disease.
The
Commissioner said the affected hospitals have been put under isolation with the
intention of tracing the primary and secondary contacts with the deceased
persons.
He
however urged residents not to panic that the government is on top of the
situation. He further advised residents of the state to maintain personal
hygiene around their homes.
