Lassa fever: Ekiti records casualty as Fayose cautions residents

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose, has warned people of the state not to expose their food items to rats and other rodents to have contact with, just as he directed health workers to embark on massive sensitisation of the people.
This is just as one person has been confirmed dead, while another is seriously ill at an undisclosed hospital in the state, following the outbreak of the disease.
Fayose, in a statewide broadcast to the people in Ado-Ekiti on Wednesday, said government was already trailing people who had contacts with the victims.
In a statement by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr Idowu Adelusi, the governor also emphasized the need by residents to maintain clean environment and embrace healthy living.
‎”The disease is in the state and has killed one person and another is on the sick bed.‎ We are trailing those who have been in contact with the victims and we are urging our people to care of their food items and they must not be exposed to rats.
“People must‎ report immediately to health authorities.‎ Our enlightenment programme will be taken to the palaces of our monarchs for our people to meet health workers.‎ Our food must be covered and we must maintain decent environment‎,” he said.
The governor said no fewer than 80 persons have been confirmed dead nationwide as a result of the outbreak of the disease.
He expressed optimism that as the nation was able to defeat the Ebola scourge few years ago, it would do same concerning the current challenge.