Lassa Fever kills two in Lagos, 100 hospital workers under surveillance

The dreaded Lassa Fever has killed two people in Lagos as 100 hospital workers who had contact with the victims had been placed under surveillance.

The deceased died at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, LUTH.

Chief Medical Director, LUTH, Prof Chris Bode, who confirmed the death said no less than 100 hospital workers exposed to the index case were currently being monitored.

He said the patients died after spending a few days in admission.

“Each of these two patients presented very late and died in spite of efforts to salvage them. The first was a 39-year old pregnant lady with bleeding disorder who died after a stillbirth,” he said.

Bode stated that a post-mortem examination had been conducted before her Lassa fever status was eventually suspected and confirmed, adding that a resident doctor from the Department of Anatomic…