Gwamnatin jihar Ondo ta ce, an samu bullar cutar zazzabin Lassa guda 106 da kuma mutuwar mutane takwas a jihar a bana.
Farfesa Francis Faduyile, mai ba gwamnan shawara na musamman kan harkokin kiwon lafiya ne ya bayyana hakan a wata hira da kamfanin dillancin labarai na Najeriya (NAN) a ranar Lahadi a Akure.
Faduyile ya ce wadanda aka tabbatar sun kamu da cutar a kananan hukumomi shida na Owo, Akure North, Akure South, Ose, Akoko Kudu-maso-Yamma da Idanre.
A cewarsa, Owo yana da mafi yawan lokuta 68, Akure North (13), Akure South (11), Ose (9), Akoko South-West (5) da Idanre (1).
“Tsakanin 1 ga Janairu zuwa 23 ga Janairu, mun sami mutane 268 da ake zargi da kamuwa da cutar zazzabin Lassa, 106 sun tabbatar da kamuwa da cutar, kuma abin takaici takwas ne suka mutu,” in ji Faduyile.
Ya bayyana cewa, lokacin da cutar ta fi kamari a lokacin noman rani ne da kuma lokacin damina da manoma ke noma filayen noma.
“Manoman a wannan lokacin za su yi kona daji da yawa kuma idan sun ƙone daji, berayen za su ƙaura daga mazauninsu zuwa wani wuri mafi aminci kuma da yawa daga cikinsu suna zuwa gidajen da ke kewaye.
“Hanya ta farko ta hana Lassa ita ce a daina kona daji, kuma mun wayar da kan mu kan hakan,” in ji shi.
Faduyile ya shawarci mutane da kada su sanya abincinsu a inda beraye ke iya shiga.
“Mun lura cewa wasu ayyukanmu na al’adu kamar yada rogo a kan hanyar bushewa suna da illa saboda beraye na iya zagayawa suna cin rogo su sauke najasa ko fitsari a kai.
“Bayan haka, mun lura cewa matakin tsaftar mu, idan ba a inganta ba, zai iya jawo hankalin beraye, saboda berayen masu tarwatse ne kuma idan aka samu abincin da ba a ci ba, wanda ba a rufe, sai su zo,” inji shi.
Faduyile ya bayyana cewa gwamnati ta fara bayar da shawarwari ta hanyar kananan hukumomi da sarakunan gargajiya da kuma sauran hanyoyin kariya don dakile cutar.
“Kowace shekara ana samun ‘deratification’ wato a kashe dukkan beraye, kuma mun fara shi a bana wanda aka samu nasara sosai.
“Har ila yau, an yi ta ba da shawarwari da yawa ga ma’aikatan kiwon lafiya don su sami babban alamar tuhuma game da kowane zazzabi,” in ji shi.
Faduyile ya ce gwamnati ta inganta asibitin da ke yaki da cututtuka masu yaduwa da ke Akure, zuwa matsayin da zai iya kula da zazzabin Lassa.