The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has issued an alert concerning a possible discovery of mosquito-borne Zika virus in Nigeria.
The Ghana Health Service said it had “received rumours of Zika virus circulating in Nigeriaâ€, adding that the public would be informed of any further developments.
In a statement signed by Dr Kofi Asemanyi-Mensah, Deputy Director (Public Health) for the Western Regional Health Directorate of the Ghana Health Service, the service has also received an alert from the World Health Organisation (WHO) concerning an outbreak of Dengue Fever in Burkina Faso.
In view of that, the GHS has informed authorities at health facilities in the country to “enhance surveillance and update prospective preparedness and response for plans for dengue (and other arboviruses: dengue, Chikungunya, Zika, and Yellow Fever)â€.
The statement also read, “blood samples of suspected cases should be sent in triple package protection with appropriate and adequately filled case based form and sent to Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR) for laboratory testsâ€.
 