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Nigeria struggles to contain dramatic spread of deadly 'Ebola cousin' Lassa fever

Wilson Oherein's wife was killed by Lassa fever and the virus has also infected their three-year-old daughter [Utomi Ekpei, AFP]

Nigeria is battling on two fronts against an unprecedented outbreak of Lassa fever, a cousin of Ebola, that has already killed 110 people this year.

Even as doctors are grappling to contain the threat, health watchdogs are struggling to understand why the deadly virus has spread so dramatically.

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