Ondo records three Lassa fever infections
TODAY January 22, 2021 The Ondo State government has begun the distribution of 10,000 doses of rat poison to destroy rats in Lassa fever prone communities, as the dreaded virus begins its upward trend in the state. Ondo and Edo states are the epicentres of the virus in the country. The Lassa virus is said to be transmitted to man by infected multi-mammate rats. According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), humans become infected from direct contact with the urine and faeces of the rat which contains the virus, through touching soiled objects, eating contaminated food, or expos...
Source: today.ng