Two Health Workers Killed as Lassa Fever Spreads

THE NIGERIA CENTRE FOR DISEASE CONTROL HAVE RAISED AN ALARM OVER THE INCREASING SPREAD OF LASSA FEVER AMONG HEALTH CARE WORKERS. THE NIGERIA CENTRE FOR DISEASE CONTROL HAVE RAISED AN ALARM OVER THE INCREASING SPREAD OF LASSA FEVER AMONG HEALTH CARE WORKERS.THE DISEASE CONTROL AGENCY NOTED THAT TWO HEALTH WORKERS HAVE REPORTEDLY BEEN KILLED, WHILE 15 CONFIRMED CASES...

• THE NIGERIA CENTRE FOR DISEASE CONTROL HAVE RAISED AN ALARM OVER THE INCREASING SPREAD OF LASSA FEVER AMONG HEALTH CARE WORKERS.
• THE NIGERIA CENTRE FOR DISEASE CONTROL HAVE RAISED AN ALARM OVER THE INCREASING SPREAD OF LASSA FEVER AMONG HEALTH CARE WORKERS.THE DISEASE CONTROL AGENCY NOTED THAT TWO HEALTH WORKERS HAVE REPORTEDLY BEEN KILLED, WHILE 15 CONFIRMED CASES HAVE BEEN DOCUMENTED AMONG HEALTH CARE WORKERS AS NIGERIA BATTLES ANOTHER OUTBREAK OF THE ZOONOTIC DISEASE.THE NCDC EXPRESSED ITS SYMPATHY TO THE AFFECTED HEALTH WORKERS WHILE STRESSING THAT THEIR INFECTIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED ACROSS MULTIPLE STATES, INCLUDING THE KNOWN HIGH-BURDEN AREAS SUCH AS ONDO, EDO, BAUCHI, TARABA, EBONYI, AND BENUE, WITH SPECIFIC HOTSPOTS OFTEN IDENTIFIED AT THE LGA LEVEL.
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