Edo, Ondo lead as NCDC rolls out statistics of deaths in 36 states The Nigeria Centre for Disease control has said that 149 Nigerians have so far lost their lives to Lassa fever in 2022. Platforms Africa reports that Lassa fever is an acute viral haemorrhagic illness caused by Lassa virus, a member of the arenavirus family of viruses. Humans usually become infected with Lassa virus through exposure to food or household items contaminated with urine or faeces of infected Mastomys rats. READ ALSO Four dead in Oyo Lassa fever Outbreak…
Read MoreLassa, Fever Caused By Rats, kills 149 Nigerians in 4 Months
