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Here are some ways to keep your food safe from rodents⬇️ ✅Store your food in tightly covered containers ✅Clean your environments regularly ✅Put rodent repellents around your food store ✅Seal all cracks, gaps, or holes in your homes to prevent entry of rodents #STOPLassaFever

Rats and mice constantly urinate & defaecate, contaminating every surface they touch Keep your homes & communities clean to prevent direct or indirect contact with rats ➡️Properly dispose of waste from your homes ➡️Do not defecate in open areas ➡️Sweep your floors regularly, removing crumbs or food remnants #STOPLassaFever

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Do NOT eat food or drink water contaminated with the urine, faeces, saliva, or blood of rats. Food safety is key in the prevention of #LassaFever: ✅Store all foods properly in tightly closed containers ✅Ensure proper hygiene when preparing & eating food #STOPLassaFever

Food safety is key in the prevention of infectious diseases like #LassaFever. Maintain these safety measures : ✅Store all foods properly in tightly closed containers ✅Ensure proper hygiene in the preparation & consumption of food #STOPLassaFever

Preventing #LassaFever starts with simple habits! Remember: 20 seconds of regular handwashing with soap and water can save lives🧼 Let's keep our hands clean and our loved ones safe. #STOPLassaFever#HandHygiene

🛑 Lassa Fever is highly infectious! Your hands can carry more than you think — keep them clean to stay safe. 🧼 Wash regularly with soap under running water. 💪 Protect yourself. Protect others. #LassaFever#HygieneIsKey#NCDCNigeria#StopLassaFever