Another person dies from lassa fever in Rivers state

Doctor Livy Ijamala in  Braithwait Memorial Specialist Hospital, BMH, , was confirmed dead from Lassa Fever, this has brought a total of 3cases bringing to three the number of people killed by the disease in the state.

Dr. Furo Green ,the chairman of the state branch of Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, confirmed  this in Port Harcourt, that he died in the early hours of yesterday from the ailment,he  had contacted with patients infected with Lassa Fever.

He also said a team from WHO had already visited the hospital for assessment, adding that the hospital had been decontaminated and that those who had contacts with the late Dr. Ijamala had been placed on observation.

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He said: “Last night, one of our hard-working doctors in the department of obstetrics gynaecology, Dr. Livy Ijamala, lost his life following infection with Lassa Fever. This is the price medical doctors and health personnel pay for offering health services to the public. “The hospital is being decontaminated as we speak. All medical doctors and healthcare personnel that had primary contact with the late medical doctor have been placed under observation.”