No fewer than four persons have died from a suspected Lassa fever outbreak in Saki West Local Government Area (LGA) of Oyo State.
The fatalities consisted of three males and a 32-year-old female who was preparing for her marriage.
The Oyo State Rapid Response Team (RRT) confirmed this in a statement signed by the state Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Prince Dotun Oyelade.
The State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Oluwaserimi Ajetunmobi, had earlier tasked the Oyo State Rapid Response Team to Saki, following numerous calls from Saki West LGA reporting an outbreak that has led to several deaths.
The team, consisting of the Director of Public Health, the State Epidemiologist, State Disease Notification Officer (DSNO), State Laboratory Focal Persons, representatives from the World Health Organisation (WHO) and Red Cross, as well as the PHC Coordinator of Saki West and the local government…
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