Nigeria: Lassa Fever - Nigeria Close to Declaring Emergency

9 January 2016

Abuja — At the rate the current Lassa Fever outbreak is ravaging in the country, the federal government may soon have no option but to declare an emergency to hasten containment, The Guardian has learnt.

As at yesterday evening, deaths from the virus had risen to 35, while a total of 81 cases have been recorded.

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