Via Times Live: Lassa fever kills 142 in Nigeria since January. Excerpt:
Lassa fever has killed 142 people in Nigeria since the start of the year, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said on Thursday, reporting a rise of 32 fatalities in a month.
"Since the onset of the 2018 outbreak, there have been 142 deaths," it said.
Cases have been recorded in 20 of Nigeria's 36 states, it said.
"Eight states have exited the active phase of the outbreak while 12 states remain active," it said.
On March 6, the NCDC reported 110 deaths in 18 states.
Last month the World Heath Organization (WHO) said the epidemic had reached record highs and promised to support efforts to contain it and treat those affected.
The NCDC said the southern states of Edo, Ondo and Ebonyi were worst-hit.
"WHO and NCDC have scaled up response at national and state levels," it added.
