Benin reports nine Lassa fever deaths
by Robert Herriman from Outbreak News Today on (#12Q4N)
Health officials in the West African country of Benin are reporting nine fatalities due to Lassa fever, according to a La Nouvelle Tribune report (computer translated). The nine deaths of the 20 Lassa cases were recorded in Borgou (7) and Hills (2) departments. One of the deaths were confirmed. According to the US Centers for Disease Control and ["]