Lassa Fever Kills Forty Three In Nigeria Within A Month-WHO
LAGOS FEBRUARY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-At least 43 people have died and 450 people are ill in a Lassa fever outbreak in Nigeria, according to the World Health Organization. Lassa fever, an acute viral hemorrhagic illness, is endemic in most of West Africa, especially Nigeria, where it was discovered in 1969. Symptoms can be mild or severe,…