Dr Boniface Okolo, wey bi the Director of Public Health, Enugu State, don caution Naija about drinking garri, say na to avoid Lassa fever.
Okolo yarn dis tori for interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Saturday for Enugu, say the rats dem wey dey cause the disease dey in contact with ‘garri’
Make Una read wetin im yarn
“It is better that the cassava flakes called garri is used for ‘eba’, because of the use of hot water.
“We in the state health ministry are waging total war against rodents through sensitisation, that is what we are doing to ensure we do not have victim of Lassa fever in the state.
“We are also sensitising the public to ensure that their fruits and raw vegetables are properly washed if they must be consumed them raw and cook to the appropriate temperature.
“The best practices for food storage should be encouraged to prevent epidemic.
”We should always make sure that we use air-tight clean plastic containers to preserve our foodstuff to avoid Lassa fever and other diseases,”
