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A Nigerian soldier was confirmed dead, possibly Lbada fever.
According to the army, the soldier was attached to the 3rd Division of the Nigerian Army, Maxwell Khobe Cantonment, Rukuba Barrack, Jos.
Division spokesman, Ikechukwu Stephen, confirmed Thursday the incident at PREMIUM TIMES, claiming the deceased had died at Bingham University Hospital, Jankwano, Jos.
According to Major Stephen, the senior non-commissioned officer was admitted for the first time to the Division Hospital before being transferred to Bingham Hospital, where he died.
Mr. Stephen did not reveal the name of the soldier involved but subsequently issued a statement explaining the death,
"The headquarters of the 3rd Division wishes to inform the general public that a senior non-commissioned officer of the Division was admitted and was supported for hospital-resistant malaria from the 3 Division after his return from the state of Kogi where he had gone for the burial of his father.
"As a result, the soldier was managed, but no significant improvement was found, so he was transferred to Bingham (Jankwano) University Hospital Jos for further management.
"Unfortunately, the soldier died on January 15, 2019, four days after the report of his case.The available medical information confirmed his eventual death from LASSA fever.
"While an investigation is underway to resolve all the circumstances that led to the soldier's death, the Division took the following steps.
"Research and monitoring of contacts for primary and secondary contacts in collaboration with representatives of the World Health Organization (WHO), medical staff of Bingham University Hospital and hospitals and medical services of the 3 Division.
"The awareness of the people of Maxwell Khobe Cantonment, the host community and the general public has also begun," the statement added.
"The general officer-in-command has furthermore ordered that all of Maxwell Khobe's cantonment be fumigated," the spokesman added.
The soldier's death comes at a time when Nigeria is hosting world health experts on how to fight Lbada fever.
Nigeria's Weekly Epidemiological Report Center for Disease Control reports that seven people have died this year from 25 confirmed cases of the disease in seven states, including Abuja.
Lbada fever is a fatal disease caused by a virus present in the urine or feces of an infected rat. The disease is often transmitted by rodents to humans or humans to humans.
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