Plateau State Government has confirmed 17 new Lassa Fever cases in the state.
This confirmation is coming from the Commissioner for health in the state, Dr. Kamshak Kuden.
He also revealed that “Five deaths have so far been recorded within the past few days .
Our correspondent reports that the disease is prevalent in five local government areas of Jos North, Jos South, Bassa, Riyom and Shendam,
Kuden further said the state government was putting plans in place to control the spread of the disease .
It could be recalled that the Nigerian Army Headquarters 3 Division, Jos was said to have reported the death of its personnel from suspected Lassa Fever a fortnight ago.
The soldier was said to have been admitted at Bingham University Teaching Hospital, Jos until his demise.
He was said to have contracted the fever after travelling to a neighboring State.
