Thursday 14 January 2016

QUOTE OF THE DAY: THE PRIMARY HOST OF LASSA VIRUS IS THE MULTI MAMMATE RAT...

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Quote of the day is credited to Dr. Markus Avong who is the Registrar of the Veterinary Council of Nigeria (VCN).

QUOTE:

"The primary host of the Lassa Virus is the multi-mammate rat. It has no clinical manifestation but transfer the virus to humans who are the next and final hosts. Owners of poultry farms should be extremely careful with their farms by putting measures that will prevent the rats from gaining entrance and access to their poultry feeds.

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