ABUJA, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- Nigerian public health authorities on Monday said the most populous African country registered at least 219 deaths from Lassa fever in 2023, following the outbreak of the disease in 121 out of the total 774 local government areas.
The country reported 1,227 confirmed cases of the acute viral hemorrhagic illness across 28 out of the 36 states last year, according to a statement by the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) obtained by Xinhua on Monday.
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