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Ministers must get presidential clearance for police escorts – Tinubu

President Bola Tinubu is not leaving any stone unturned concerning his order…

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Lassa fever: Ondo records 106 cases, 8 deaths Prof. Francis Faduyile, Special Adviser to Ondo State governor on Health Lassa Fever By Segun Giwa Akure, Jan. 29, 2023(NAN) Ondo State government has said 106 cases of Lassa Fever and eight deaths have been recorded in the state this year. Prof. Francis Faduyile, Special Adviser to the governor on Health, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Akure. Faduyile said the confirmed cases were in six local governments of Owo, Akure North, Akure South, Ose, Akoko South-West and Idanre. According to him, Owo has the highest cases of 68, Akure North (13), Akure South (11), Ose(9), Akoko South-West(5) and Idanre (1). “Between Jan. 1 and Jan. 23, we have had 268 suspected cases of Lassa Fever, 106 confirmed cases and unfortunately eight deaths,” Faduyile said. He explained that the prevalent period of the disease was during the dry season and part of the rainy season when farmers were cultivating lands for farming. “The farmers during this period will do a lot of bush burning and when they burn the bush, the rats will move from their natural habitat to a place safer and a lot of them tends to come towards homes in that surrounding. “The first way to prevent Lassa is to stop bush burning, and we have sensitised against this,” he said. Faduyile advised people not put their foods where rats can have access. “We have observed that some of our cultural activities like spreading cassava on the road to dry are harmful because rats can come around eat out of the cassava and drop faeces or urine on it. “Besides, we have observed that our level of hygiene, if it is not well improved, it can attract rats, because rats are scavengers and when there is uneaten food, that is not covered, they tend to come,” he said. Faduyile noted that the government has embarked on advocacy through the local governments and traditional rulers as well as other preventive means to stem the disease. “Every year there is ‘deratification’, that is to kill all the rats, and we have started it this year which has been largely successful. “Also, there have been a lot of advocacy to medical personnel for them to have high index of suspicion for any fever,” he said. Faduyile said the government has improved the state Infectious Disease Hospital, Akure, to a standard that can take care of Lassa fever.
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Oyebanji, 5 other governors decline comment after special meeting with Tinubu

Tinubu meets 6 APC governors All the six governors elected on the…

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BREAKING: Defence Minister Badaru resigns

Amid growing security crises in the country,  Defence Minister, Alhaji Mohammed Badaru…

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BREAKING: Tinubu nominates Florence Ajimobi, Reno Omokri, Fanikayode, 29 others as amabassadors SEE full list

The long wait for the ambassadorial list is now over as President…

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Jonathan explains why Ivorian aircraft arrived Guinea-Bissau to pick him before the one sent by Tinubu

  Former President Goodluck Jonathan has thanked Nigerians and regional leaders for…

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Tinubu endorses gender equality campaign #WeAreEqual
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Tinubu unveils electric tricycle scheme for youth empowerment

‎ President Bola Tinubu has unveiled the Electric Tricycle Empowerment Initiative to…

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State of Emergency on Security: Tinubu orders recruitment into armed forces, police

Amid resurgent insurgency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday declared a nationwide…

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AbdulRazaq seeks justice for murdered UNILORIN student
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Abductions: Tinubu orders security cordon on Kwara, Kebbi, Niger forests

President Bola Tinubu has ordered a total security cordon over forests in…

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I won’t relent – Tinubu on the rescue of 33 Eruku abductees

‎ ‎Tinubu announces rescue of Kwara abductees, recovery of 51 Niger students…

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I’m depressed by tragic death of soldiers killed by terrorists – Tinubu says as he vows to rescue abducted pupils

Tinubu vows rescue of Kebbi schoolgirls, mourns fallen soldiers President Bola Tinubu…

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