Clinical Biologist, Bamidele Mutiu from the
Lagos State University Teaching Hospital has warned
Nigerians to stay away from consuming soaked garri
in order to prevent the spread of Lassa fever.
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 that
are in contact with garri while it is still soaked.
Further, Mutiu states that 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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