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The multi-mammate
rat is a carrier of Lassa Fever in West Africa (Science Photo
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About 26 people are
suspected to have died of Lassa fever in seven states across Nigeria, the BBC
Hausa service reports. More than 150 others are feared to have
been infected, the head of Nigeria's Centre for Disease Control Abdussalam
Nasidi said.
Report continues:
Health
officials were still carrying out tests to confirm the numbers.
"It
could be lower but we need to wait for different laboratory tests before
arriving at a definite figure," Mr Nasidi added.
Cases
had been reported from states in the north and south - including the most
populous, Kano, and the oil-rich Rivers State, he said.
Lassa fever is transmitted
to humans from rodents that harbour the virus. The most common
complication of the virus is deafness and it is transmitted to humans from
rodents that harbour the virus.
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