In three months, 118 people died of “Lhasa” fever in Nigeria

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention in Nigeria recorded 118 deaths in Lhasa fever, during the first three months of this year.
In a statement, the general manager of the center, Jedi Idris, confirmed that 645 cases of Lhasa fever were injured, and the death of 118 to the death rate is 18.3% in the period from January to March.

Lhasa fever in Nigeria

Last January, the National Health Agency in Nigeria announced that “Lhasa” fever continues to spread in the country, where 89 confirmed cases and 12 deaths were recorded in the second week of January.
The Nigerian Center for Disease Control and Prevention stated in a statement that the new cases were confirmed in 13 out of 36 states in the country.