A Lady dies of Lassa fever in Lagos

A 27 year old lady died from Lassa fever in
Lagos on Tuesday January 26th.
Confirming her death, the Lagos state Commissioner for
Health, Jide Idris, said the lady died of the
disease at the Ijede General Hospital. She is
said to have traveled to Lagos from Edo state
on January 2nd and had been down with a
fever.
"The lady had received care in one private
hospital and three churches before she was
referred to Ijede General Hospital with fever.
She died few hours of admission. We confirmed
that she died of Lassa fever on Tuesday. The
remains of the patient have been kept in the
morgue in leak proof body bag. She is to be
buried after due consultation with her family. So
far, Lagos State has recorded 20 suspected
cases of Lassa fever since the outbreak of the
disease. As of now, 14 suspected cases tested
negative, while four cases were confirmed
positive of Lassa fever. The results of two
suspected cases are pending. The ministry has
listed 537 contacts of the confirmed cases and
534 of the contacts are currently being
monitored.”he said
This will be the second Lassa fever death in
Lagos. A 51 year old man who also traveled to
Lagos from Edo state died of the disease last
week.