Low patronage characterizes sale of garri following link with Lassa Fever

                                                     The belief in some quarters that Nigerians should stop drinking garri to avoid the spread of Lassa fever has started affecting the sales of garri in Benin Metropolis .                                                  Lassa fever is an acute viral haemorrhagic illness caused by Lassa virus, a member of the
arenavirus family of viruses. It is transmitted to humans from contacts with food or household items contaminated with rodent excreta. The disease is endemic in the rodent population in parts of  west africa                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       garri(also known as gari, garry, gali, or tapioca) is a popular West African food made from cassava tubers. The spelling 'garri' is mainly used in Cameroon, Sierra Leone, Benin, Togo and 'gari' in Ghana. Either spelling is used in Nigeria.the espose nature  of garri in home and market is an issue looking into because most rodent(rat) are easily attracted 2 it...please nigerians keep your foods safe always..