3 Confirmed Lassa Fever Cases in Kano on HWN LASSA FEVER UPDATE

Dr Kabir Getso, Kano State Commissioner for Health, said on Monday in Kano that the state had recorded three confirmed cases of Lassa fever since the outbreak in December, 2015.

Getso who spoke while addressing newsmen, said two of the confirmed cases were recorded in Garun-Malam Local Government Area of the state.

The commissioner said that the patients died at the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH) on Dec. 2, 2015.

He said that the third confirmed case, a young businessman from Dawakin Kudu Local Government Area, came to Kano from Benue last week.

The commissioner said that all the contacts were identified and followed up.

According to him, more than 70 per cent of them have either completed their 21 days follow up or tested negative.