Travel Warning: New cases of lethal Lassa fever in Nigeria

Posted on February 1, 2013 • Filed under: Africa, Tourist Warning

According to nursingworldnigeria.com, “Lassa fever has claimed the lives of two persons in Plateau, while two others are on admission, Dr. Fom Dakwak, the Commissioner for Health, has confirmed. Dakwak told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Jos that the first victim, a woman, died at the Jos University Teaching Hospital, while the other, a man, died at the Vom Christian hospital.” Read Article

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