The death toll of victims of the Lassa fever outbreak in Ebonyi State has risen to four, an official has said. The Commissioner for Health, Daniel Umezuruike, also said 139 persons have been placed under surveillance in the state. Also schools have been shut down in the state as government scrambles to curtail the rampaging deadly disease. Addressing journalists in Abakaliki, Mr. Umezuruike revealed that a total of nine cases have been confirmed. “At present, the state has a total of nine confirmed cases, four deaths and three others on…
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