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    GHS Confirms 12 New Cases Of Lassa Fever

    Insight NewsBy Insight NewsMarch 1, 2023No Comments2 Mins Read
    Keep Foodstuff, Grains, And Others In Rodent-proof Containers – GHS Gives Lassa Fever Tips
    Keep Foodstuff, Grains, And Others In Rodent-proof Containers – GHS Gives Lassa Fever Tips
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    There are currently 14 confirmed cases of Lassa fever in the nation, according to the Ghana Health Service (GHS).

    Following contact tracing and testing from the initial two recorded cases, the first two cases were reported last week, and the additional 12 cases were found. So far, one death has been reported.

    The first case, which the GHS revealed on Sunday, involved a 40-year-old trader who fell ill for roughly two weeks before passing away at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital.

    The second case, a relative of the fatal case, is being admitted right now but is in excellent condition. The Ghana Health Service has identified 56 contacts so far, and they are being tracked.

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    For all cases and contacts, psychological support is being offered in the interim.

    The GHS emphasized the importance of the following precaution:

    1. Avoid contact with rodents (mice, rats, etc)

    2. Ensure good environmental hygiene and institute measures such as storing grain and other foodstuffs in rodent-proof containers, disposing of garbage far from the home, maintaining clean households and keeping cats to prevent rodent infestation.

    3. Avoid contact with blood and body fluids while caring for sick persons.

    Lassa fever (a viral hemorrhagic fever) is endemic in Benin, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Sierra Leone, and Nigeria.

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