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The Dilemma in the Management of an Asymptomatic Patient with Confirmed Lassa Fever Viremia(a Case Report): Implication for Policy Action in the Control of Infectious Diseases of Public Health Importance in Nigeria
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Chukwuyem Abejegah
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Emmanuel Friday Osagiede *
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Darlington Tolutope Falana
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Oluwafemi Oladele Ayodeji
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Bridget Omotoso
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Stephen Olayinka Ilesanmi
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Imariabe Joan Uhunmwangho
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Ese Tracy Osagiede
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Vivian Ajekweneh
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Ivie Amanda Airefetalor
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Isaac Newton Omoregbe
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Omotese Ibhade Oaikhena
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Bosede Elizabeth Arogundade
Background: Lassa fever is a potentially deadly viral haemorrhagic fever especially if the patient is not seen early enough for treatment. This report aims to present the faced regarding the settlement of the cost of treatment in a positive asymptomatic case.
Case report: The case, a 22-year old student, was accidentally found to be positive to the RT-PCR test for Lassa fever though he was asymptomatic. He was then admitted into the isolation ward for ribavirin treatment. Apart from being a student, he had just lost his mother to Lassa fever disease; he partook in the nursing of his late mother while she was ill.
Conclusion: The question begging for answer is who should have been responsible for the payment of the bills incurred by this indigent patient considering the public health importance of his admission and treatment?
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Abejegah C, Osagiede EF, Falana DT, Ayodeji OO, Omotoso B, Ilesanmi SO, Uhunmwangho IJ, Osagiede ET, Ajekweneh V, Airefetalor IA, Omoregbe IN, Oaikhena OI, Arogundade BE. The Dilemma in the Management of an Asymptomatic Patient with Confirmed Lassa Fever Viremia(a Case Report): Implication for Policy Action in the Control of Infectious Diseases of Public Health Importance in Nigeria [Internet]. Int J Recent Innov Med Clin Res. 2019 [cited 2025 Oct 16];1(1):1-5. Available from: https://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijrimcr.2019.001
APA
Abejegah, C., Osagiede, E. F., Falana, D. T., Ayodeji, O. O., Omotoso, B., Ilesanmi, S. O., Uhunmwangho, I. J., Osagiede, E. T., Ajekweneh, V., Airefetalor, I. A., Omoregbe, I. N., Oaikhena, O. I., Arogundade, B. E. (2019). The Dilemma in the Management of an Asymptomatic Patient with Confirmed Lassa Fever Viremia(a Case Report): Implication for Policy Action in the Control of Infectious Diseases of Public Health Importance in Nigeria. Int J Recent Innov Med Clin Res, 1(1), 1-5. https://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijrimcr.2019.001
MLA
Abejegah, Chukwuyem, Osagiede, Emmanuel Friday, Falana, Darlington Tolutope, Ayodeji, Oluwafemi Oladele, Omotoso, Bridget, Ilesanmi, Stephen Olayinka, Uhunmwangho, Imariabe Joan, Osagiede, Ese Tracy, Ajekweneh, Vivian, Airefetalor, Ivie Amanda, Omoregbe, Isaac Newton, Oaikhena, Omotese Ibhade, Arogundade, Bosede Elizabeth. "The Dilemma in the Management of an Asymptomatic Patient with Confirmed Lassa Fever Viremia(a Case Report): Implication for Policy Action in the Control of Infectious Diseases of Public Health Importance in Nigeria." Int J Recent Innov Med Clin Res, vol. 1, no. 1, 2019, pp. 1-5. https://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijrimcr.2019.001
Chicago
Abejegah, C., Osagiede, E. F., Falana, D. T., Ayodeji, O. O., Omotoso, B., Ilesanmi, S. O., Uhunmwangho, I. J., Osagiede, E. T., Ajekweneh, V., Airefetalor, I. A., Omoregbe, I. N., Oaikhena, O. I., Arogundade, B. E.. "The Dilemma in the Management of an Asymptomatic Patient with Confirmed Lassa Fever Viremia(a Case Report): Implication for Policy Action in the Control of Infectious Diseases of Public Health Importance in Nigeria." Int J Recent Innov Med Clin Res 1, no. 1 (2019): 1-5. https://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijrimcr.2019.001