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Nigeria confronts a deadly Lassa fever outbreak with a 22% case fatality rate, exposing critical weaknesses in state-level disease surveillance and response systems as 15 healthcare workers contract the viral hemorrhagic infection.
Security failures in Nigeria's capital and intelligence breaches in Niger State expose systemic vulnerabilities threatening both healthcare professionals and rural communities, prompting urgent calls for operational reforms.
The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations has launched a five-year strategy requiring $2.5 billion in funding, while Nigeria's health system confronts a deadly Lassa fever outbreak that has killed two healthcare workers.