Lessons learnt from the management of a case of Lassa fever and follow‐up of nosocomial primary contacts in Nigeria during Ebola virus disease outbreak in West Africa

To describe our experiences in the management of a case of Lassa fever (LF) and follow‐up of nosocomial primary contacts during the 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa.

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