Lassa fever: NCDC confirms UK returnee’s death, toll reaches 98

Lara Adejoro The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed the death of a 31-year-old physician who died of Lassa fever after returning from the United Kingdom. The agency also reported that the cumulative number of Lassa fever cases has risen to 535 out of 2,728 suspected cases, with 98 deaths recorded across [...]The post Lassa fever: NCDC confirms UK returnee’s death, toll reaches 98 appeared first on Healthwise.

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