Nigeria, Oct. 20 -- The Anambra State Government has confirmed a case of Lassa fever involving a patient linked to Omasi in Ayamelum Local Government Area, who is currently receiving treatment at the Federal Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki (FETHA), Ebonyi State.

The State Commissioner for Health, Dr Afam Obidike, disclosed this on Monday during an emergency stakeholders' meeting in Awka.

Obidike said the state government had activated an emergency response to prevent further transmission of the disease.

He said the state had intensified disease surveillance and public awareness, while the Incident Management System had been activated with the support of health partners, including the World Health Organisation and Medecins Sans Frontieres...