EU supports Nigeria with N32 million to fight Lassa fever
The union said the funds will be used to assist families affected by the current Lassa Fever outbreak in Nigeria.
The funding forms part of the EU’s overall contribution to the Disaster Relief Emergency Fund of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies . Lassa fever is an acute viral hemorrhagic fever , transmitted by rodents to humans, who become infected through contact with the excreta of infected rats, contaminated surfaces or food, and body fluids of infected persons.
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