Borno closes Lassa fever outbreak, briefs Media on COVID-19
March 22, 2020
Following concerted partners’ response, led by the World Health Organization, the Commissioner for Health, Dr. Salihu Kwayabura has declared an end of Lassa fever outbreak in Borno State. The current outbreak, which was the second in almost five decades, was isolated from a 30-year old man from Garba Buzu settlement in Maiduguri Metropolitan Council on 23 January 2020.
With the technical guidance of WHO, a team comprising of the Commissioner for Health as Chairman, the