1.0New Mail Nigeriahttps://newmail-ng.comKayode Ogundelehttps://newmail-ng.com/author/kayodeogundele/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="F3G8YYVB88"><a href="https://newmail-ng.com/death-toll-hits-118-as-lassa-fever-spreads-to-27-states/">Death toll hits 118 as lassa fever spreads to 27 states</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://newmail-ng.com/death-toll-hits-118-as-lassa-fever-spreads-to-27-states/embed/#?secret=F3G8YYVB88" width="600" height="338" title="“Death toll hits 118 as lassa fever spreads to 27 states” — New Mail Nigeria" data-secret="F3G8YYVB88" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://newmail-ng.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/lassa-fever-e1504529607970.jpg500333The death toll in the current outbreak of Lassa fever has reached 118, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). In its latest report covering February 17 to 23, NCDC gave the number of suspected cases to be 2,633, confirmed cases, 609 and nine probable cases. The centre said the disease has spread […]