The latest information on Lassa Fever and how it
spreads has shown that the daily and common food
consumed by people – Garri might be the major host of
the virus.
The name of the rat that harbours the virus that causes
lassa fever is called multimammate rat( bcos it has
many nipples like all these local street dogs after
delivery). While the botanical name is mastomys
natalensis.
There is also an upsurge of the disease everywhere. So
we should all practice hand washing hygiene.
Also all apple lovers should wash them with salt and
warm water before refrigerating them to eat.
Our wives should avoid testing of dry garri by chewing
them for starch in the market. All garri soakers should
let go for now.
The problem is that most of our garri sellers in the
market buy their garri from bush markets. These garri
are often fried half dry and are subsequently dried on
polythene sheets on the tarred roads or compounds in
the villages.
These rats dive in at will, to feed their hungry bellies and
in the process defecate and urinate on the garri, which
dry up with it.
If used for Eba, the virus may die because of the hot
water used. But if soaked, the virus is directly ushered
in. No one should joke with this precaution, except you
process your cassava yourself.
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