By Abujah Racheal The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says 45 health workers were infected by Lassa fever between January and March. The NCDC, on its verified website on Friday, also reported that no fewer than 112 persons died from the disease during the period. It said that 3,079 suspected cases of Lassa fever were reported across the country, with 630 confirmed poisitive. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Lassa fever is a viral haemorrhagic fever transmitted by rats. Scientists say the fever has been in human society since the 1950s but was only identified in 1969 foll…