Lassa Fever: Centre Registers 83 Death, 381 Confirmed Cases In 2019 - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 19, 2019
The Nigeria Centre forDisease Control  NCDC has registered 83deaths, 381 confirmed cases and 1,279 suspected cases of Lassa fever in 2019.
The Senior TechnicalAdviser to the NCDC Chief Executive Officer, Kola Jinadu, said this in Jos onTuesday.
He was speaking at ahealth journalism masterclass organised by NIGERIA HEALTHWATCH, anon-governmental organisation.
The senior technical advisersaid the centre also has 12 probable cases, and  cut across 21 states of the country.
He said, however, thatthere was decline in the number of reported cases in the recent weeks.