Taraba records 42 mortality cases of Lassa fever as FMC battles shortage of doctors

No fewer than 42 mortality cases of Lassa fever have been reported at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Jalingo, Taraba State. The mortalities occurred between November last year and March The post Taraba records 42 mortality cases of Lassa fever as FMC battles shortage of doctors appeared first on The Nation Newspaper.


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