The Anambra State Government has confirmed a Lassa fever case involving a patient linked to Omasi in Ayamelum Local Government Area, who is currently receiving treatment at the Federal Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki, Ebonyi.
The state Commissioner for Health, Dr Afam Obidike, disclosed this on Monday at an emergency stakeholders’ meeting in Awka, the state capital.
Obidike said the state had activated an emergency response to prevent further transmission.
“The state has intensified disease surveillance and public awareness.
“The meeting, attended by health partners, including the World Health Organisation and Médecins Sans Frontières, led to the activation of the Incident Management System.
