The Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), Jide Idris, has attributed the seasonal surge in Lassa fever cases—caused by contact with food contaminated by rat faeces —to the effects of climate change.
He said this on Monday during a press briefing at the NCDC headquarters in Abuja.
According to the DG, climate and environmental factors are responsible for the seasonal transmission of Lassa fever in the country.
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