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By Bashir Bello
The Kano State Centre for Disease Control (KNCDC) has raised a reddish alert implicit the hazard of Lassa Fever and Cerebrospinal Meningitis (CSM) outbreak successful the state.
The agency’s Director General, Dr. Muhammad Adamu Abbas, issued the caller alert successful a nationalist advisory made disposable to newsmen successful the state.
Dr. Abbas, who noted that Lassa Fever surfaces crossed the state astir the period of October and November with the peaks betwixt January and May each year, revealed that the hazard of Lassa Fever transmission successful Kano remains important fixed the ecological and biology conditions of the state.
He, however, called connected each members of the nationalist to stay connected alert and adhere strictly to preventive measures, portion noting that the authorities has already activated the Public Health Emergency Operations Centre (PHEOC) for Lassa Fever preparedness and effect successful the state.
According to him, “Following a nationalist advisory from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), the Kano State Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (KNCDC) wishes to pass the wide nationalist that the 2025/2026 Lassa Fever play has commenced crossed Nigeria.
“The illness typically emerges astir October/November and peaks betwixt January and May each year. Given Kano’s ecological and biology conditions, the hazard of Lassa Fever transmission remains significant.
“The Kano State Centre for Disease Control (KNCDC), therefore, calls connected each citizens to stay connected alert and adhere strictly to preventive measures. Report immoderate persistent fever to the nearest wellness facility. Do not dainty suspected Lassa Fever astatine home. Health facilities should study each suspected cases done the designated surveillance platforms.
“The Kano State Government, done the KNCDC, has activated the Public Health Emergency Operations Centre (PHEOC) for Lassa Fever preparedness and response. Ongoing actions include: Pre-positioning PPEs, antivirals, and aesculapian supplies successful strategical wellness facilities. Training wellness workers connected lawsuit absorption and corruption prevention. Community sensitization and rodent power campaigns successful high-risk LGAs. Strengthening coordination with biology and cultivation sectors nether the One Health approach.
“Lassa Fever is preventable and treatable erstwhile detected early. The Kano State Government urges each citizens to support their environments clean, store nutrient safely, study fevers promptly, and debar interaction with rodents,” helium said.
Similarly, the agency’s Director General, Dr. Abbas, said the authorities remains astatine hazard of Cerebrospinal Meningitis (CSM) outbreaks if preventive measures are not strictly followed, particularly since the authorities lies wrong the African meningitis belt.
“Following a nationalist advisory from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), the Kano State Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (KNCDC) alerts the Kano State nationalist that the 2025/2026 Cerebrospinal Meningitis (CSM) play has commenced. CSM is simply a bacterial corruption of the encephalon and spinal cord lining that tin origin decease oregon lifelong disablement wrong hours if not promptly treated. The illness spreads much easy during the dry, dusty play (October to May) owed to debased humidity, mediocre ventilation, and overcrowding. Kano State lies wrong the African meningitis loop and remains astatine hazard of seasonal outbreaks if preventive measures are not strictly followed.
“The Kano State Government, done KNCDC, has enactment the Incident Management System connected watch. Current interventions see a absorption connected High-Risk Settings, by peculiar preventive attraction is directed toward boarding schools, Almajiri institutions, prisons, correctional centres, and IDP camps, wherever overcrowding increases transmission risk. Facility managers indispensable guarantee bully ventilation, regular sanitation, and punctual reporting of suspected cases.
“Meningitis tin termination wrong hours, but it is preventable and treatable erstwhile detected early. The Kano State Government calls connected each residents t...
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