Lassa fever kills 17 in Benin

Two of health workers are also among the dead, said a joint release by United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and WHO bureau in Cotonou.

It said UNICEF and WHO bureau in Cotonou have stepped up emergency measures with their support and that of humanitarian partners to prevent the spread of the disease.

Emergency measures include set-up quarantine units in affected areas for isolation and care provision to victims, establishment of tracing system to find people exposed to the disease, and mobilization of about 200 health workers, it said. Enditem

Source: Xinhua