World Health Organisation, WHO has confirmed eight cases and three deaths from the Hantavirus outbreak with contact tracing still ongoing for passengers of MV Cruise Ship where the outbreak was first reported.
Some residents of the coastal state of Lagos in South-West Nigeria are calling on relevant authorities to come up with proactive measures to avert a spread of the zoonotic disease across the country.
Hantavirus is a zoonotic viral infection transmitted to humans through exposure to the fluid and droppings of infected rodents.
Since the report of an outbreak of the infection on a cruise ship travelling from Argentina to Cape Verde in April, about eight cases have been confirmed by the WHO with three deaths
Hantavirus comes with symptoms like fatigue, fever, headache, dizziness and nausea.
Since there is no vaccine for it yet, health experts believe that the best way people can stay safe and reduce the rate of infection spread is to imbibe the habit of regular hygiene and reduce contact with rodents.
(Editor: Terverr Tyav)
