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Author: Freeman Osonuga

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About Freeman Osonuga
Freeman Osonuga is One Young World Ambassador from Nigeria. He is a medical professional who founded Heal the World Nigeria. Freeman acted as a front line responder to the Ebola crisis and now details his experience working with Lassa Fever cases.

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A view from the front lines of Nigeria’s Lassa Fever outbreak

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Lassa fever is a deadly viral hemorrhagic disease in the same broad family as Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), Dengue and Yellow fever. Lassa fever causes an acute febrile illness, with bleeding and death in severe cases. Lassa fever was first described in Nigeria 1969 in Lassa Town, Borno State, from where the disease derived its […]

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A view from the front lines of Nigeria’s Lassa Fever outbreak

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Lassa fever is a deadly viral hemorrhagic disease in the same broad family as Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), Dengue and Yellow fever. Lassa fever causes an acute febrile illness, with bleeding and death in severe cases. Lassa fever was first described in Nigeria 1969 in Lassa Town, Borno State, from where the disease derived its […]

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