The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, has issued a critical alert as the dry season brings a surge in Lassa fever and cerebrospinal meningitis.
Speaking at a press conference in Abuja, the NCDC Director General Jide Idris, urged Nigerians to stay vigilant against the serious health threats. UPSOT
As of mid-October, the Lassa fever death toll had reached one hundred and seventy-four from one thousand thirty-five cases, while cerebrospinal meningitis has claimed three hundred and sixty-one lives from over eight thousand five hundred suspected cases across twenty-eight states.
