Nigeria: Nearly 1400 Lassa fever cases reported, Emergence of a new virus strain unlikely
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According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), from 1st January to 11th March 2018, a total of 1386 suspected Lassa fever cases have been reported, including 114 deaths (365/81 laboratory confirmed). 19 states have recorded at least one confirmed case across 55 Local Government Areas with 84% of all confirmed cases reported from three states-Edo (43%) ["]
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