•Lassa fever outbreak The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has recorded 1,138 confirmed cases of Lassa fever and 268 deaths across 24 states, with the case fatality rate rising to 23.6 per cent. The figures were contained in the agency’s Lassa Fever Situation Report for epidemiological weeks 39 and 40, covering Septembe...
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