Edo, Ondo, Bauchi states account for 84% of Lassa Fever cases – NCDC

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has said that Edo, Ondo, and Bauchi states account for 84 per cent of Lassa fever infection in the country.

The Director-General, NCDC, Dr Ifedayo Adetifa, said this in an Interview with the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) on Sunday in Abuja.

Adetifa said that between Jan. 2 and Jan. 15, the country recorded 369 suspected cases of Lassa fever.