Lassa Fever Claims More Lives

The dangers arising from the outbreak of dreaded Lassa fever is still not over, despite efforts from the government and relevant agencies as well as foreign and domestic bodies.

The death toll from the Lassa fever outbreak ravaging the country since the beginning of the year has increased to 110, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said.

The health agency in its weekly situation report for week nine, released on Tuesday disclosed that 35 new confirmed cases were recorded from five states including seven deaths.

The country is currently battling its largest Lassa fever outbreak on record.

From January 1 to March 4, 2018, 1121 suspected cases have been recorded out of which 353 are confirmed positive, eight probable, 723 negative (not a case) and 37 are awaiting laboratory results (pending).