Abia state government has raised awareness over the suspected outbreak of measles in Arochukwu and Umunneochi local government area of the state.
The Commissioner for Information and Culture, Okey Kanu, who briefed journalists about the outcome of this week’s executive council meeting, said the Commissioner for Health, Ngozi Okoronkwo and her team are actively working to contain the disease from spreading.
She pointed out that her ministry is presently at a mop up stage to ensure that the disease did not spread to other parts of the state, adding that the outbreak may be connected with the dry season