Nigeria: Lassa fever deaths top 100, Benin death toll now 12

The Nigeria Centre for Disease (NCDC) announced that 101 deaths have been reported since August out of the 175 confirmed and suspected cases. The most recent "flare-up" has been reported in the capital city of Abuja. To date, 19 (including Abuja) states are currently following up contacts, or have suspected cases with laboratory results pending or laboratory ["]