Lassa fever: Death toll rises to 40 - Min. of Health

Last Friday, The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)

reported that the Federal Government put the

death toll of Lassa fever as 40 out of 86 reported

cases in 10 states. The number of the suspected

cases has now risen from 86 to 93.

The Senate summoned the Minister of Health,

Prof. Isaac Adewole, over the outbreak of the

disease and he confirmed it in Abuja, at a joint

ministerial news conference on the update of the

outbreak of the disease.