Nigeria, Feb. 22 -- The Nigerian Army says there is no cause for residents to panic over a suspected outbreak of Lassa fever at the Army Referral Hospital, 44 (NARHK) in Kaduna state.

PREMIUM TIMES reported how the outbreak killed three health workers and a patient within two days.

The Army's spokesperson, Onyema Nwachukwu, in a statement, said the hospital facility has been disinfected, while immediate closure and evacuation of the Accident and Emergency ward of the hospital had been ordered.

Mr Nwachukwu, a major general, said in line with best practice in managing such a situation, contact tracing to what is believed to be the index case was made to a non-military patient who was referred to the hospital.

He said there was no cause...