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Dr. Giyan Joshua-Ndom, the Medical Director of the Federal Medical Centre, Keffi, Nasarawa state, has confirmed that a patient at the center was suffering from a disease suspected to be Lassa fever.
Joshua-Ndom disclosed this on Friday that the center had reported the matter to the Ministry of Health as well as the Centre for Diseases Control, Abuja.
“It is true that a suspected case of Lassa fever had been discovered at the center with a male patient being its victim.
“But, I want to use this medium to appeal to patients and members of the public to remain calm as necessary steps had been taken to avert the spread of the virus.
“The patient with the suspected case of Lassa fever had been separated from other patients and we are on top of the situation to curtail the spread of the disease,” he said
The medical director reaffirmed the commitment of the center to continue with projects that had direct bearing on the lives of doctors, other staff, and Nigerians at large.