The Ondo State Government has said a total of 34 persons died of Lassa fever in the state from January till date.

The Special Adviser to the state governor on Health, Prof. FRANCIS FADUYILE, said this in an interview with a news agency in Akure, the state capital.

He added that the state recorded 227 confirmed cases of Lassa fever in six Local Government Areas during the period.

Prof. FADUYILE noted that the primary way to prevent Lassa fever was to stop the practice of bush burning, and warned residents against placing food in areas accessible to Lassa fever carrying rodents.