GHS Urges Public to Take Precautionary Measures Against Lassa Fever isdghana: Ghana
A statement signed by the Director General of the Ghana Health Service , Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, said the confirmation follows the lapse of the maximum follow-up period of 42 days which is in line with the World Health Organisation recommendation since the last confirmed case of Lassa Fever discharged on March 10, 2023.
The second case was a female healthcare worker who was a contact of the first case. She was managed and discharged at the Ghana Infectious Disease Centre . The last confirmed case was also managed at the GIDC and discharged on March 10, 2023, it added. "The Greater Accra Regional and District Public Health Emergency Management Committees were also activated to coordinate the response at the regional and district level," it added.
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