Lassa fever: Nigeria’s death toll rises to 41
The country has no effective measures to curb the spread of the killer disease and has so far focussed on curative measures.
Three states, Edo, Ondo and Ebonyi are still the states with the highest prevalent cases among the 19 states with confirmed cases.NCDC said the predominant age-group affected is 11-40 years. The male to female ratio for confirmed cases is 1:1Experts have been raising concerns about yearly outbreak of the disease in the country.
Mr Tomori called on the government to take more responsibility in combating the disease and find a lasting solution to curbing it.
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