The Chairman of the Obafemi
Awolowo University Teaching Hospital (OAUTH) committee on Lassa Fever, Prof.
Adedeji Onayade, has confirmed that a resident doctor has died of Lassa fever.
The cause of his death was confirmed
yesterday January 20th after his blood sample was taken to the diagnostic
center for test.
"The resident doctor’s
death on Monday at the hospital was caused by Lassa fever. The result of the
first test carried out on the sample of the deceased tested positive and we
have a report back and the result came as positive.
‘’ We
were supposed to do two tests, but the patient was dying when we took the first
sample. We can’t do the second test now. So, we can say it is 50 per cent. But
we are going ahead to take necessary steps. We have informed those who should
know.”he said.
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