The issue of Lassa Fever in the country has caused a great humor to the citizen of the Society as three died in Bauchi after the recent death in parts of the country.
Bauchi — Three persons have died of Lassa fever out of the 14 reported cases in Bauchi State between December 2015 and January 2016.
A consultant on infectious diseases at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Teaching Hospital (ATBUTH) Bauchi, the person of Dr. Abdulrahman Tahir confirmed the death and cases to journalists in Bauchi yesterday.
He said that the cases were reported between December 2015 and January 2016. Dr Tahir said "the cost of Lassa fever treatment is high, saying that the kits cost at least N20,000 each and the hospital had limited number at present".
He lamented that the testing centre for Lassa was far away from the state and patient suffered waiting for the result to come out before proper treatment could commence.
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