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PRO/AH/EDR> Lassa fever – West Africa (15): Nigeria (ON)

Lassa Fever -- NigeriaBetween January and February [2019], 15 people died of Lassa fever in Ondo state, south west Nigeria, while 102 persons are infected, the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) said. "As at Thursday [21 Feb 2019], 102 people have tested positive for Lassa fever this year [2019]," chairman of the medical association in Ondo, Dr Wale Oke, told NAN in Akure."82 people in January [2019], and 20 people so far in February [2019] [have tested positive], apart from 15 deaths recorded in Read more [...]