The populace have been advised by Clinical Biologist,
Bamidele Mutiu from the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital to stay away
from consuming soaked garri in order to prevent the spread of Lassa fever,
which has sent many to their early graves in Nigeria.
The health expert has discouraged the consumption of soaked
garri because of the huge spread of the fever. Also Mutiu expressed that people
are likely to be infected with Lassa because of house rats' contact with the grains.
Mutiu further said once garri is processed, it does
not go through any heating process, which is dangerous.
Mutiu advised that when people are about to eat “eba”, they
should put it on fire as the heat kills any pathogens that are present.
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