Abstract:Background: Lassa fever (LF) is an acute viral haemorrhagic illness of a 2–21-day incubation period that occurs in West Africa. It is endemic in Nigeria and peaks during the first 12 weeks of the year. On January 22, 2019, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) declared an outbreak of LF following an upsurge of LF cases in the country. A total of 213 confirmed cases including 41 deaths were reported from sixteen states including Ondo State. A multi-sectoral national rapid-response-team (RRT) was deploye… Show more
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