Arkanoid Legent has a new report via allAfrica.com: Nigeria : Rivers Records Two Cases of Lassa Fever. Excerpt:
The Rivers Commissioner for Health, Dr Sampson Parker, on Wednesday announced an outbreak of lassa fever in the state.
He said in Port Harcourt that two persons, including a female youth corps member, had been reported dead from the disease.
Parker explained that the victims were serving in the state, but travelled to their homes in Edo and Ebonyi during the Christmas celebration, where they developed symptoms of the fever and eventually died.
