Nigeria Records 1,035 Cases, 174 Deaths …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>>
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has said that the country has recorded 8,569 suspected cases, 1,035 confirmed cases of Lassa fever, and 174 deaths across 28 states and 129 local government areas (LGAs).
Director-general of NCDC, Dr Jide Idris, disclosed this on Tuesday at a press briefing in Abuja.
Lassa fever is an acute viral haemorrhagic fever (VHF) caused by the Lassa virus. The natural reservoir for the virus is the multimammate rat (also known as…
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