LAssa Fever Adjunct Treatment With DEXamethasone

Dexamethasone will be administered for 10 days. For the first 48 hours, dexamethasone will be given iv. After 48 hours, a switch to oral dexamethasone (same dosage) is permitted at the discretion of the study physician.

Ribavirin treatment will be administered iv for 10 days, as recommended in the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention National Guidelines for LF Case Management.