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Nigeria’s Newest Lassa Fever Outbreak

This year, the rats that carry Lassa fever may be more numerous, or more likely to harbor the virus. Photo: Simon Akam, Reuters

Though Nigeria escaped the 2014-2016 Ebola outbreak relatively unscathed, the country is suffering through the latest Lassa fever outbreak. Since the beginning of 2018, the Nigerian Center for Disease Control has reported 353 confirmed cases across 18 of Nigeria’s 36 states, with a case fatality rate among confirmed and probable cases of 23.8%. What is Lassa Fever?… Continue reading Nigeria’s Newest Lassa Fever Outbreak