NCDC Lassa fever outbreak weekly Situation Report No. 22?June 16, 2017
Highlights
In the current Lassa Fever outbreak, seventeen (17) States (Ogun, Bauchi, Plateau, Ebonyi, Ondo, Edo, Taraba, Nasarawa, Rivers, Kaduna, Gombe, Cross-River, Borno, Kano, Kogi, Enugu and Anambra) have reported at least one confirmed case ? Figure 1
As at week 24 (June 10-16, 2017), the outbreak is activei in 7 states (Anambra, Bauchi, Cross-River, Ondo, Edo, Taraba and Plateau). Nasarawa and Kano states have completed 42 days follow-up (two incubation periods) with no new confirmed case reported and the outbreak is over in these states.
Since the onset of LF outbreak in Dec. 2016 (Week 49), a total of 191 cases have been classified as: confirmedii (177) and probableiii (14) with 73 deaths (59 deaths in confirmed and 14 in probable) recorded.
Case Fatality Rate in confirmed and probable cases is 38.2% and 20.6% for all cases (including probable, confirmed and suspected).
In the reporting Week 24 (June 10-16, 2017), four (4) new suspected cases were reported in Plateau (3) and Anambra (1) states. Two (2) new confirmed cases were reported in Edo (1) and Ondo (1) states. No death was recorded this week.
There are four (4) pending results for suspected cases in Bauchi (1) and Plateau (3) states.
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Highlights
In the current Lassa Fever outbreak, seventeen (17) States (Ogun, Bauchi, Plateau, Ebonyi, Ondo, Edo, Taraba, Nasarawa, Rivers, Kaduna, Gombe, Cross-River, Borno, Kano, Kogi, Enugu and Anambra) have reported at least one confirmed case ? Figure 1
As at week 24 (June 10-16, 2017), the outbreak is activei in 7 states (Anambra, Bauchi, Cross-River, Ondo, Edo, Taraba and Plateau). Nasarawa and Kano states have completed 42 days follow-up (two incubation periods) with no new confirmed case reported and the outbreak is over in these states.
Since the onset of LF outbreak in Dec. 2016 (Week 49), a total of 191 cases have been classified as: confirmedii (177) and probableiii (14) with 73 deaths (59 deaths in confirmed and 14 in probable) recorded.
Case Fatality Rate in confirmed and probable cases is 38.2% and 20.6% for all cases (including probable, confirmed and suspected).
In the reporting Week 24 (June 10-16, 2017), four (4) new suspected cases were reported in Plateau (3) and Anambra (1) states. Two (2) new confirmed cases were reported in Edo (1) and Ondo (1) states. No death was recorded this week.
There are four (4) pending results for suspected cases in Bauchi (1) and Plateau (3) states.
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