Lassa Fever Outbreak Confirmed In Kwara

The Kwara State Government has today, August 18 confirmed the case of the deadly Lassa fever in the state.

The State Commissioner of Health, Dr.
Sulaiman Alege , during a media briefing in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, States reported of a patient at Babanla Primary Health Care Centre in Ifelodun Local Government Area after his sample was taken.

He said the patient is a 10-year-old boy.

He added that the state government would
quarantine the patient and those who had
contact with him.