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A statement which was signed by the Information Officer of LUTH said that the patient had now tested negative to the Lassa fever virus after weeks of receiving treatment.
“When the case was reported, the Lagos State and Federal Governments were intimated and they gave a quick response by providing logistic support including providing the drug (ribavirin) for Lassa fever.
“The hospital also mobilised its team of specialists including nurses, virologists and medical microbiologists.
“The patient was managed in an Isolation Centre with other drugs and adequate infection control measures put in place.
“These included contact tracing and monitoring,’’ it said.
- The Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi – Araba, on Friday said that it had discharged its Lassa fever patient who had been in isolation for four weeks.
A statement which was signed by the Information Officer of LUTH said that the patient had now tested negative to the Lassa fever virus after weeks of receiving treatment.
“When the case was reported, the Lagos State and Federal Governments were intimated and they gave a quick response by providing logistic support including providing the drug (ribavirin) for Lassa fever.
“The hospital also mobilised its team of specialists including nurses, virologists and medical microbiologists.
“The patient was managed in an Isolation Centre with other drugs and adequate infection control measures put in place.
“These included contact tracing and monitoring,’’ it said.
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