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NATIONAL GUIDELINES FOR LASSA FEVER CASE MANAGEMENT 1 | nigeria Centre for Disease Control Foreword The large LASSA FEVER outbreak in nigeria between January and May 2018, increased our awareness of the need to have well-detailed and easily accessible GUIDELINES , for response activities. Although the nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) had coordinated the development of these GUIDELINES in 2017, the 2018 outbreak highlighted some lessons. We were fortunate to have contained the outbreak at the time. However, those events highlighted the potential loss of life that can occur if we were not better prepared. The After-Action Review conducted in July 2018, demonstrated critical gaps that need to be filled to protect us from the next outbreak .

NATIONAL GUIDELINES FOR LASSA FEVER CASE MANAGEMENT 1 | Nigeria Centre for Disease Control Foreword The large Lassa fever outbreak in Nigeria between January and May 2018, increased our

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