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Lassa Fever Awareness and Sero-positivity among Healthcare Workers in Public Facilities in an Endemic, Sub-Urban Local Government Area of Edo State, SouthSouth, Nigeria

Background: Lassa fever is a viral haemorrhagic disease, endemic in West Africa, and with great potential for nosocomial spread. Objectives: The study set out to assess the knowledge and serostatus of Lassa fever among health workers in an Esan West LGA of Edo State, South-South Nigeria. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out among 150 consenting Primary health care and secondary health workers using pre-tested structured intervieweradministered questionnaires and phlebotomy for data collection. ELISA was used to assess for Lassa virus-specific IgM and IgG antibodies. Res…

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