Lassa Fever -- Nigeria
An update on the World Health Organization (WHO) website showed that between August 2015 and 17 May 2016, WHO has been notified of 273 cases of Lassa fever, including 149 deaths in Nigeria. Of these, 165 cases and 89 deaths have been confirmed through laboratory testing (case fatality rate; CFR: 53.9 per cent). The cases were reported from 23 states. Since August 2015, 10 health care workers (HCW) have been infected with Lassa virus, of whom 2 have died. Of these 10 cases, 4 were nosocomial
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