The Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba, has discharged a 25-year- old student who tested positive to Lassa fever after receiving treatment at the tertiary hospital.
A statement by the hospital’s management made available to Saturday PUNCH on Friday said the student had recovered from the disease.
The student was the first person to be diagnosed with Lassa fever in Lagos following the latest outbreak of the disease in the country.
It stated, “LUTH is one of the first hospitals in the South West that has successfully admitted, managed and discharged a Lassa fever patient in this current outbreak.
“We mobilised a team of specialists including nurses, virologists and medical microbiologists and the patient was managed, in an Isolation Centre with other drugs and adequate infection control measures put in place. These included contact tracing and monitoring.
“It is gladdening to note that the patient has fully recovered and has been discharged, having tested negative for Lassa virus.”
The hospital’s management commended the Federal Ministry of Health, Abuja, the National Centre for Disease Control, Abuja and the Lagos State Government for their quick intervention when the patient was first diagnosed at the hospital.
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