The Medical and Health Workers Union,
Lagos State council, on Saturday, said that it would embark on public
enlightenment to discourage drinking of garri for now to prevent Lassa
fever.
Mr Razak Adeofalade, Chairman of the
union, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)
in Lagos. According to him, the house rats that cause Lassa fever are
mostly in contact with Nigerian most staple food, garri, a cassava
product.
"We are going to encourage members of
the public to stop drinking gari at this moment, it is better that the
cassava flour is utilised for 'eba' because of the use of hot water. We
are waging total war and that is: 'War against Rats,' and that is what
we are going to do to ensure we do not have another victim of Lassa
fever in the state.
"We will also be telling them to ensure that their fruits and raw vegetables are properly washed if they must be consumed raw and cook to the appropriate temperature. The whole essence is to enlighten our people because education carries a lot of weight in this whole activity," he said.
"We will also be telling them to ensure that their fruits and raw vegetables are properly washed if they must be consumed raw and cook to the appropriate temperature. The whole essence is to enlighten our people because education carries a lot of weight in this whole activity," he said.
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