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Lassa fever kills 118 in Nigeria since the start of the year
Nigeria’s Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) on Sunday said at least a 118 people have died from Lassa fever ...
Lassa fever kills 118 in Nigeria over last three months
By Camillus Eboh ABUJA (Reuters) -Lassa fever killed 118 people in Nigeria in the first three months of this year, the West African country's Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) said. The ...
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Lassa Fever: What You Need to Know to Stay Safe and Healthy
The disease gets its name from the Nigerian town of Lassa, where it was discovered in 1969 after two missionary nurses died. A type of rodent called the multimammate rat carries the Lassa fever ...