Nigeria’s Lassa Fever Crisis Deepens As Fatality Rate Rises To 23.7%
By DIANA CHUKWUKA NIGERIA has recorded 1,000 confirmed Lassa fever cases this year, with 237 deaths reported so far. The latest figures from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) show that 17 new confirmed cases emerged between 20 and 26 July. The figure represents a decline from the 20 cases recorded the […]
