One person has died of Lassa fever in the northern part of Togo, health authorities said on Sunday.
The announcement was made by the Ministry of Health, Public Hygiene and Universal Access to Care, on Sunday February 27, 2022.
“A case of Lassa virus disease was confirmed on February 26, 2022. This is a 35-year-old woman, residing in the Oti-Sud district, who died of complications from the disease”, underlines the press release signed Moustafa Mijiyawa, Minister in charge of Health.
In order to preserve the populations, the health authorities have taken measures, including the intensification of investigations in the community for the search for possible cases or deaths and the search for contacts.
“Lassa virus disease is a viral hemorrhagic fever that can infect anyone. It is contagious and serious. Humans are generally contaminated by exposure to the urine or excrement of infected rodents (…)”, underlines the note which invites the population to redouble their vigilance.