The Cross River State Epidemiologist Mrs Inyang Ekpenyong, has said that four suspected cases of the disease were found in the state.
Ekpenyong said that between December 2019 and January 2020, the state has had four suspected cases of the disease, in which three were confirmed to be negative. The Cross River Commissioner for Health Dr. Betta Edu on Tuesday advised residents of the state not to panic as there was no confirmed case of Lassa fever in its health facilities.
According to her, the team would be a collaborative effort of all stakeholders which included the Federal and State Ministries of Health, the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital . “Also to be received are ribavirin and other supportive drugs and intravenous fluids for treatment of cases to prevent mortality.
Also, the Chairman Medical Advisory Council of UCTH, Prof. Ogbu Ngim said the hospital was better prepared and ready to tackle any outbreak with the presence of an Isolation Centre in the facility.