Lassa Fever: 2 die in Ondo state, 30 quarantined

Two people have been confirmed dead in Ondo state following an outbreak of Lassa fever in the state.

According to the state government 31 others who had contact with the victims have been quarantined in order to curtail any further spread.

The deaths come as the state government embarked on an enlightenment campaign to stem the tide.

Commissioner for Health, Dayo Adeyanju, and a team of health workers had since Wednesday been moving across the local governments of the state to raise awareness on the disease and educate residents on measures to check the outbreak.

The state government focused on Ose Local Government where the incident was first recorded, to ensure no further incident occurred.