Lassa fever, bone marrow disease kill 2 medical doctors in Benue

From Scholastica Hir Makurdi
Benue State has been thrown into mourning following the deaths of two medical doctors within days, one from Lassa fever and another from bone marrow failure; incidents that have raised renewed public health concern in the state.
The State Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Dr. Paul Ogwuche, confirmed the deaths yesterday while briefing journalists in Makurdi, describing the situation as tragic but medically instructive for the ongoing disease surveillance efforts.
According to him, a senior medical doctor working with APIN Foundation in Konshisha Local Government Area died after contracting Lassa fever. The deceased, who hailed from Kwande Lo...