Nigeria requests rapid intervention from WHO after Lhasa outbreak
Nigeria requests rapid intervention from WHO after Lhasa outbreak
British public health has announced it will send four specialists amid fears that the Lhasa fever crisis could break out of control in Nigeria.
According to the Daily Mail website, a rapid response team has been deployed in Nigeria, where scientists work around the clock to contain the Lhasa fever.
Health officials in the African country say 90 people have died in an unprecedented outbreak so far this year, the sixth time the public health team has been deployed in the UK since its establishment two years ago.
The Nigerian Government has requested direct assistance, which has already applauded the international aid efforts of the World Health Organization (WHO).
The announcement comes a week after the World Health Organization (WHO) put the Lhasa fever on its list of the most urgent threats.
At least 1,081 suspected cases of the deadly disease have been registered since the beginning of the year, according to the Nigeria Center for Disease Control. Scientists first identified the virus that causes Lhasa fever in 1969. Lhasa's fever is endemic in Nigeria and several other countries on the west coast of Africa, including Liberia and Guinea
What is Lhasa fever?
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Symptoms begin with headaches, sore throat and vomiting, but can lead to bleeding from the mouth, nose or vagina, however, they gradually progress.
A quarter of patients will also suffer from temporary deafness, and pregnant women suffering from late-onset disease also face an 80% chance of losing their baby or dying.
Nigeria requests rapid intervention from WHO after Lhasa outbreak
British public health has announced it will send four specialists amid fears that the Lhasa fever crisis could break out of control in Nigeria.
According to the Daily Mail website, a rapid response team has been deployed in Nigeria, where scientists work around the clock to contain the Lhasa fever.
Health officials in the African country say 90 people have died in an unprecedented outbreak so far this year, the sixth time the public health team has been deployed in the UK since its establishment two years ago.
The Nigerian Government has requested direct assistance, which has already applauded the international aid efforts of the World Health Organization (WHO).
The announcement comes a week after the World Health Organization (WHO) put the Lhasa fever on its list of the most urgent threats.
At least 1,081 suspected cases of the deadly disease have been registered since the beginning of the year, according to the Nigeria Center for Disease Control. Scientists first identified the virus that causes Lhasa fever in 1969. Lhasa's fever is endemic in Nigeria and several other countries on the west coast of Africa, including Liberia and Guinea
What is Lhasa fever?
.
Symptoms begin with headaches, sore throat and vomiting, but can lead to bleeding from the mouth, nose or vagina, however, they gradually progress.
A quarter of patients will also suffer from temporary deafness, and pregnant women suffering from late-onset disease also face an 80% chance of losing their baby or dying.