The death toll from Lassa fever in Nigeria has risen to 132

This was reported by the country's Centers for Disease Control.

In Nigeria, 132 people died of Lassa fever in January.

According to SIA, this was reported by the country's Centers for Disease Control. According to the report, between January and April, the number of people infected with Lassa fever reached 3,746.

132 people died in the same period. Seven more people have died from Lassa fever in the last four days.

The Nigerian government has announced that three drugs have been identified to treat the disease.

Lassa fever, which has spread to Mali, Togo, Ghana, Liberia and Sierra Leone, was first reported in Nigeria in 1969 in the country's Borno state.

The Nigerian government declared a state of emergency on January 23, 2019 due to the Lassa fever.

Note that Lassa fever is transmitted from animals to humans, and the disease can be fatal.

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