A review of lassa fever outbreaks in Nigeria from 1969 to 2017: Epidemiologic profile, determinants and public health response

Introduction: Lassa fever outbreaks have occurred in Nigeria since the 1969 till date. This is in spite of the fact that the reservoir and modes of transmission have been known for all these years. This review aimed at describing the epidemiology and determinants of the Lassa fever outbreaks in Nige...

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Main Authors: T J Okwor, A C Ndu, T A Okeke, S U Arinze-Onyia, A Chinawa, W C Kassy, C N Ochie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Nigerian Journal of Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.njmonline.org/article.asp?issn=1115-2613;year=2018;volume=27;issue=3;spage=219;epage=232;aulast=Okwor;type=0