Nigeria, June 18 -- Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), also known as Doctors Without Borders, has joined the fight against Lassa fever in Ebonyi State, South-east Nigeria, where repeated outbreaks of the deadly viral disease have overwhelmed health facilities and claimed the lives of healthcare workers.

The international medical humanitarian organisation, made this known in a press statement issued on Wednesday.

The organisation said its response in the state began on 2 June 2018, during one of the worst Lassa fever outbreaks recorded in the region.

According to MSF, the 2018 outbreak hit the state hard, overwhelming health facilities and leading to multiple fatalities at the Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital Abakaliki (AE...