The state Commissioner for Health, Dr Aihanuwa Eregie, told newsmen in Benin on Monday that the cases were affirmed at the Institute of Lassa Fever Research and Control, Irrua Specialist Hospital, Edo.
"Among the six cases, one is from Plateau while the staying five cases are from Edo.
"Among the five cases from Edo, four are from Estako West nearby government region while the remaining case is from Uhumwonde range of the state,'' she said.
Eregie said that the infection was a genuine danger to occupants of the state, including that Edo harbors the vast majority of the instances of the ailment analyzed in Nigeria
"Lassa fever is a haemorrhagic viral infection brought on by Lassa infection which is transmitted from rats, of the family called Mastomys, to people.
"The side effects of the malady incorporate extreme sickness with fever and no less than one of the accompanying signs: wicked stool, heaving blood or unexplained seeping from the gums, nose, vagina, skin or eyes.
"Lassa fever at first introduces like different types of fever in our group.
"It is imperative to report all instances of febrile diseases that are not reacting to normal treatment measures to the closest office for appropriate analysis.
"Edo government is now placing measures set up to stop the further spread of the sickness.
"The measures incorporate wellbeing training and sensitisation of clinicians and other wellbeing laborers, escalation of reconnaissance for Lassa fever and different illnesses.
"Different measures are linkage of medicinal services focuses to the Institute of Lassa Fever Research in the state and early referral of suspected cases to the Lassa fever institute.,'' said the magistrate.
She encouraged inhabitants of the state to cease from hedge smoldering so rats are not crashed into homes.
The official additionally spoke to occupants to grasp great clean conditions and appropriate capacity of sustenances in secured compartments to break the chain of transmission of the illness.
She likewise called for appropriate and consistent hand washing, wiping out rats from homes, wearing of individual defensive covering when in contact with persons suspected to have the illness.
Also, the magistrate called for appropriate transfer of therapeutic waste to check the spread of the illness.
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