Health Alert-Ghana records first death from Lassa Fever at Tema in 2018


The Ghana Health service (GHS)has confirmed the first record case of Lassa fever in the country at the General Hospital in the port city of Tema.

Anthony Nsiah-Asare, Director-General of the GHS, who spoke to the media in Accra on Thursday said that one person has been confirmed dead from Lassa Fever.he also said all the frontline staff at the hospital that handled the patient before he died are being screened.

Also, further investigations to trace the background and all contacts of the deceased are being pursued to prevent the spread of the virus.



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