Achievers University student, four others contract lassa fever

A student of Achievers University, Owo, Ondo State has been infected with Lassa Fever.

The student, whose name has been withheld by the school’s authorities, is said to have been sent to hospital and will be discharged once treatment is completed.

Prof. Tunji Ibiyemi, the Vice Chancellor, has said the school has proceeded on a three-week break after which each student must present a certificate of wellness from a government hospital before being allowed entry into the school.

He said the infected student must have contacted the disease from outside the school premises because his friends and roommates had tested positive to the virus.

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Also, two people in Owo Local Government and two others in Akoko North-West Local Government have tested positive for the virus. Confirming the development, the Permanent Secretary of the state’s Ministry of Health, Dr. Taye Oni, said the government was on top of the situation.

He said the Federal Medical Center, Owo is handling the recorded cases. He also said the ministry was supporting the FMC with kits, injections and drugs to combat the disease.