LASSA FEVER KILLS MEDICAL DOCTOR, THREE OTHERS IN ANAMBRA

Anambra State is now battling to save lives, as Lassa fever has claimed the lives of a medical doctor and three others in the state. This was a revelation by the state Ministry of Health Thursday in Awka during a one-day Lassa fever training workshop.

One of the resource persons at the workshop Dr. Jane Ezeonu confirmed that the medical doctor died at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, three days ago. Also, the Director of Public Health in the State, Dr Emmanuel Okafor, said the state had equally recorded the death of three others, recently.
For Ezeonu, the late medical doctor was referred to NAUTH from Asaba, Delta state.