Lassa fever: NCDC records 84 deaths in seven weeks
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has recorded 2,621 Lassa fever cases and 84 deaths with a case fatality rate of 18.6 per cent. The NCDC said 476 cases were confirmed from the suspected cases from 23 states across 84 local government areas, as of February 18, 2024. The Director-General of NCDC, Dr