Lassa Fever -- Nigeria
A popular and deadly disease caused by [a virus in] rodents, Lassa fever, has killed 10 persons and infected 28 others in Plateau state, Nigeria.
Naija News reports that Plateau State commissioner for health Dr Kunden Deyin, while confirming the cases of the fever, said that 64 cases were taken to the laboratory for confirmation; of these, 28 were confirmed to be Lassa fever. According to Deyin, the state has recorded 28 new cases of Lassa fever with 10 deaths.
Deyin's remarks came on
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