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The
multimamate rat is a carrier of Lassa Fever in West Africa (Science Photo
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The Federal Government yesterday
confirmed the death of 40 Nigerians in a Lassa fever outbreak in 10 states of
the country. Eighty-six
people were infected in Bauchi, Nasarawa, Niger, Taraba, Kano, Rivers,
Edo, Plateau, Gombe and Oyo, according to Health Minister Isaac Adewole.
