Lassa fever claims 2 lives in Benue as cases rise to 9

Vanguardngr | 23-01-2026 04:19pm |

By Peter Duru Makurdi—Two persons have reportedly died of Lassa fever in Benue State, just a week after seven cases of the viral disease were reported. The State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Paul Ogwuche, disclosed this on Thursday in Makurdi, noting a rise in Lassa fever cases over the past two weeks. According to him,

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