Enugu Govt Links Mysterious Deaths To Yellow Fever

The Enugu State Government has confirmed that Yellow
Fever is the cause of deaths from a reported strange illness in
Ette Uno and Umuopu communities of Enugu Ezike town in Igbo-Eze
North Local Government Area of the state.

According to a statement issued on Saturday by the Commissioner
for Health, Dr. Ikechukwu Obi, the disease was confirmed through
verifiable diagnostic tests.

He explained that Yellow Fever is not a new disease but one of
public health importance controlled with a set of routine and mass
immunisation

For Obi, the Ministry of Health has called for an immediate
Emergency Operations Centre with representatives from the Nigerian
Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and other implementing partners
in the state, to articulate specific next steps to effectively
respond to and control this disease in Igboeze North LGA, and
prevent its spread in the state.

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Yellow Fever cause of alleged unusual deaths in  Enugu
Ezike – Enugu govt

The Enugu State Government has confirmed that Yellow Fever is
the cause of deaths from a reported strange illness in Ette Uno and
Umuopu communities of Enugu Ezike town in Igbo-Eze North Local
Government Area of the state.

A statement by the State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Emmanuel
Ikechukwu Obi, stated that the disease was confirmed “through
verifiable diagnostic tests”.

Dr. Obi explained that “Yellow Fever is not a new disease but
one of public health importance internationally and in Nigeria”
adding that “It is one of the diseases controlled for in the
Nigerian set of routine and mass immunizable diseases.”

According to him “a suspected case is anyone with a sudden onset
of fever who develops jaundice (yellowness of the eyes) within 14
days it is verifiable by diagnostic tests”.

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The Health Commissioner therefore disclosed that “the Enugu
State Ministry of Health has called for an immediate Emergency
Operations Centre Meeting this morning at 10am, with
representatives from the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC)
and other implementing partners in the state, to articulate
specific next steps to effectively respond to and control this
disease in Igboeze North LGA, and prevent its spread in Enugu
State”.

His words: “We are collaborating with the Federal Ministry of
Health and with nearby states to prevent its spread within Nigeria.
The General Hospital, Enugu Ezike, and other hospitals in the state
are prepared to provide the supportive treatment needed for Yellow
Fever.

“It is transmitted by the aedes or haemogogus specie of
mosquitoe, causes symptoms within 3 – 6 days of infection, which
range from a mild febrile illness in some individuals to a more
toxic illness that can, unfortunately, lead to death in others.
Only 15 percent of infected persons enter this toxic phase.

“This is a time to continue in earnest the hygienic practices
that we have become used to due to the COVID -19 pandemic, while
now improving our environmental hygiene practices; keep our
surroundings clean and free of overgrown bushes, ensuring that we
do not allow containers and gutters around us to collect water for
long periods which allows mosquitoes to breed. We should protect
our homes by screening doors and windows with nets, and ourselves
by sleeping under mosquito nets and wearing clothes that limit
mosquito bites.

“Most of all, if you recognize the above symptoms in yourself or
a loved one, please visit the nearest hospital”.

Enugu State is in the hands of God.

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