The Bauchi State Primary Healthcare Development Agency, BSPHCDA, has announced that an outbreak of yellow fever has occurred in Ganjuwa Local Government Area of Bauchi State with eight deaths and eight samples testing positive.
This was disclosed by the Chairman of the agency, Dr. Rilwanu Mohammed, on Monday while briefing newsmen in Bauchi.
He said, “Our polio team was in communities in Ganjuwa for routine exercise and they found out that eight people died of an unknown disease, so they reported back.”
“Eight samples were brought for Lassa fever and yellow fever tests and all the samples tested positive for yellow fever.”
“Last year, by this time, we had cases of yellow fever in six LGA of Bauchi, Alkaleri, Warji, Ningi, Kirfi and Darazo.”
Mohammed went further to urge5the general public not to panic as yellow fever has a vaccine and the agency would begin vaccination exercise in earnest against the deadly disease in Ganjuwa LGA.
He also advised the public on the use of mosquito nets as a preventive measure against other types of fever.
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