Bars and markets often display bold, colorful ads for the liquor they sell. (Photo by Mercedes Sayagues)

Tentacão tempts the young with its cheap price, just USD $1 for 250 ml. (Photo by Mercedes Sayagues)

In the shadow of liquor ads: girls in Mueda town in northern Mozambique. (Photo by Mercedes Sayagues)

Hard liquor displayed next to snacks and candy tempts young consumers. (Photo by Mercedes Sayagues)

2M is arguably Mozambique’s most popular beer. (Photo by Mercedes Sayagues)

Soft but strong with an alcohol content of 43%, Rhino has been linked to several deaths. (Photo by Mercedes Sayagues)

Hand-painted ads for liquor are everywhere in Mozambique. (Photo by Mercedes Sayagues)

In an Abuja hospital, people wait to hear if relatives had contracted the deadly disease.

Lassa fever is spread through rat urine or droppings. Dried particles easily become airborne, and infect humans who inhale them.

Medical workers test rats, who spread lassa fever, for the evidence of the disease.