The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday confirmed that three persons died of Lassa fever in Taraba.
A Surveillance Officer of WHO, Dr. Bello Ahmed, disclosed this at a sensitization workshop on Lassa fever in Jalingo, the state capital.
The workshop was organised by the state Ministry of Health.
Represented by Dr. Zeto Philip, the WHO surveillance officer said 12 cases were reported, three confirmed dead and three positive cases had been placed under close monitoring.
Ahmed, who said Bali, Ibi, Gassol, Gashaka, Jalingo and Ardo-Kola local government areas have been placed under red alert, said two deaths were recorded in Jalingo and one in Ardo-Kola.
He put the state at 25 percent infection rate.