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  • #16
    Source: https://punchng.com/breaking-kaduna-...of-lassa-fever

    BREAKING: Kaduna confirms one case of Lassa fever
    Published 22 minutes ago
    Godwin ISENYO, Kaduna.

    Kaduna State government on Saturday confirmed a case of Lassa fever at Chikun Local Government Area of the state.

    The State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Amina Mohammed - Baloni, who confirm the case, said a 36-year-old male patient was receiving treatment at a designated Infectious Disease Control Centre.

    She assured residents that the ministry has supplied the centre commodities and that health officials were up to the task...

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    • #17
      Source: https://www.channelstv.com/2020/01/2...o-far-in-2020/



      Lassa Fever: 24 Killed, 163 Cases Confirmed So Far In 2020
      Channels Television
      Updated January 25, 2020

      At least 24 people have died of Lassa fever in the country since the beginning of the year.

      The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed this in its latest situation report on the disease.

      According to the report, 398 suspected cases were reported out of which 163 cases were confirmed while 235 cases were found to be negative...

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      • #18
        Source: https://sundiatapost.com/lassa-fever...1-states-ncdc/

        Lassa fever: 29 deaths, 195 confirmed cases reported in 11 states – NCDC
        January 25, 2020 Admin5 Health 0
        By Abujah Racheal

        Abuja – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has disclosed that 29 deaths and 195 confirmed cases of Lassa fever had been reported in 11 states of the federation.

        Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, Director General, NCDC, who disclosed this in a statement he signed on Saturday in Abuja, explained that the current figures were as at Friday, Jan. 24.

        Ihekweazu, said out of the confirmed cases, 89 per cent were from Ondo, Edo and Ebonyi States...

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        • #19
          Source: https://thenationonlineng.net/lassa-...irmed-in-kogi/


          Lassa Fever: One dead, three cases confirmed in Kogi
          January 26, 2020
          By James Azania, Lokoja

          The Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Lokoja in Kogi State has confirmed three cases of Lassa fever and one death in the last one week in the hospital.

          The Head of Clinical Services (HCSs), FMC Lokoja, Dr Bernard Ododo disclosed this on Sunday in Lokoja.

          He said that five suspected cases of Lassa fever were reported at the hospital during the last week, out of which three were positive, with one person confirmed died.

          According to him: ”Five suspected cases were reported at the hospital in the last one week; three already tested positive, of which one died.

          ”Two cases have already been transferred to Lassa Fever Management Center at Irua Specialist Hospital in Edo State.

          ”Two others (of which one has died) has their results being awaited from NCDC Laboratory in Abuja.”

          He therefore advised residents to adopt all the necessary precautions to prevent the outbreak of epidemic prone diseases in the state.

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          Source: https://www.channelstv.com/2020/01/2...f-lassa-fever/

          Jigawa Confirms New Case Of Lassa Fever
          Channels Television
          Updated January 26, 2020

          The Jigawa State Government has confirmed a new case of Lassa fever at Jahun Local Government Area.

          The acting Permanent Secretary to the State’s ministry of health, Salisu Mu’azu, confirmed this to newsmen on Sunday morning...

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          Source: https://www.thecable.ng/lassa-fever-...firmed-in-ogun

          Lassa fever: Doctor quarantined in Jigawa, another case confirmed in Ogun
          January 26 2020 17:19
          by Haleem Olatunji

          The Jigawa state government has confirmed a case of Lassa fever involving a medical doctor at Jahun local government area of the state.

          Salisu Mu’azu, acting permanent secretary, Jigawa state ministry of health, disclosed this to journalists on Sunday.

          He said Anthony Etim, the victim, is a staff member of Medicins Sans Frontieres also known as Doctors without Borders.

          Mu’azu said Etim developed symptoms of the virus after an official engagement at an internally displaced persons (IDPs) camp in Borno state.

          The acting permanent secretary said Etim is undergoing treatment at the isolated infectious disease control unit in Jahun hospital.

          In Ogun, Tomi coker, the state commissioner of health, confirmed a single case of the disease.

          She said the case was confirmed by the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) Virology Laboratory on January 24.

          She said the patient is a pregnant 29-year-old who took ill and was referred to the Federal Medical Center (FMC) Abeokuta.


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          • #20
            Source: http://www.osundefender.com/just-in-...f-lassa-fever/

            JUST IN: Osun Confims Two Cases Of Lassa Fever
            Yusuf
            January 27, 2020 10:56 am

            The Osun state Government has confirmed two cases of Lassa fever in the state.

            The State Commissioner for Health, Dr Rafiu Isamotu made the confirmation on Monday at a press conference, held at the Ministry of Health...

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            Source: https://reliefweb.int/report/nigeria...20-borno-state

            Situation Report of Lassa fever Outbreak in Borno State - No. 3: 26th January 2020 - Borno State Ministry of Health
            Report from World Health Organization, Government of Nigeria
            Published on 26 Jan 2020 — View Original
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            Highlights

            1 new confirmed positive case.

            No new alerts

            2 pending samples from suspected cases turned out NEGATIVE.

            Epidemiological Summary

            Six (6) cases of Lassa fever reported as at 26th January 2020, with 2 associated deaths. The cases are from Bolori I (1), Wulari Jerusalem (1), Bakassi IDP camp (1), State specialist hospital Maiduguri (1) from MMC LGA, and 1 case from a new location in Bayo LGA of Borno state...

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            Source: https://www.blueprint.ng/as-fg-begin...9-infects-195/


            As FG begins emergency operations: Lassa fever rages, kills 29, infects 195
            January 27, 2020 Chuks Nweze, Oyibo Salihu and Olufemi Adediran

            As the federal government commenced emergency operations to arrest the scourge of Lassa fever nationwide, the disease has continued to claim more casualties.

            As at Sunday, 29 people were reportedly killed in 11 states, while 195 deaths were confirmed.

            The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) weekend activated a National Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) to coordinate the response activities...

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            • #21
              Source: https://www.channelstv.com/2020/01/2...ver-in-taraba/

              Four Persons Die Of Lassa Fever In Taraba
              Nwangoro Nnaemeka
              Updated January 27, 2020

              Four persons have been confirmed dead in Taraba following the outbreak of Lassa fever in the state.

              The Commissioner for Health, Dr Innocent Vakkai, disclosed this to reporters on Monday in Jalingo, the state capital.

              He explained that the ministry has recorded 15 suspected cases of Lassa fever, with only five found to be positive...

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              Source: https://thestreetjournal.org/2020/01...ed-in-adamawa/

              Lassa Fever: 4 Suspected Cases Recorded in Adamawa
              Jan 27, 2020

              Adamawa Government on Monday confirmed four suspected cases of Lassa Fever in the state.

              Dr Bwalki Dilli, the state Director, Public Health, confirmed the development in Yola.

              Dilli however said the four cases are still under diagnosis.

              “The patients were admitted at the state treatment centre located at Federal Medical Centre, Yola, their samples had been taken and referred to the laboratory in Abuja, for diagnosis.

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              Source: https://www.thecable.ng/lassa-fever-...amawa-hospital

              Lassa fever: Seven doctors, five nurses quarantined at Adamawa hospital
              January 27 2020 13:32

              Seven doctors and five nurses have been quarantined at the Federal Medical Centre, Yola, Adamawa state, following their contact with a patient diagnosed with Lassa fever.

              A source at the hospital told TheCable on Monday that a pregnant woman who lost her fetus was the primary contact.

              She said the woman was admitted at the labour ward, where the fetus was evacuated on Friday.

              “After the evacuation, it was observed that the woman had fever and was bleeding. So the medical team thought as much that it was a case of Lassa fever, then she was transferred to the isolation room,” she said.

              “When she was sent to the isolation room, the blood samples were taken away for test, because normally they don’t do the test here (FMC Yola). They had to send the samples and we waited for the test results which came out yesterday and showed that she was positive. But the patient died about two days to the release of the result.”

              He said there have been no symptoms from other health workers...

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              • #22
                Source: https://www.sunnewsonline.com/fears-...awa-osun-kogi/

                Fears as Lassa fever spreads to Kaduna, Adamawa, Osun, Kogi
                28th January 2020

                The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), yesterday, confirmed fresh cases of Lassa fever across the country, with no fewer than seven doctors and five nurses quarantined at the Federal Medical Centre, Yola, Adamawa State, with one dead in Kaduna and Kogi states.

                Nasarawa State government has also confirmed an outbreak of Lassa fever in the state, while anxiety has gripped residents of Cross River State.

                The NCDC said 195 cases have been confirmed and 29 deaths reported in 11 states as of January 24.

                A source at the Yola hospital said a pregnant woman, who lost her foetus, was the primary contact for the spread of the virus...

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                • #23
                  Source: https://www.channelstv.com/2020/01/2...since-2020-fg/

                  Lassa Fever: 41 People Killed, 258 Cases Confirmed Since 2020 – FG
                  Channels Television
                  Updated January 28, 2020

                  At least 41 people have died of Lassa fever in parts of the country since the beginning of 2020, the Federal Government has confirmed.

                  The Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, disclosed this on Tuesday during a press briefing at the ministry’s secretariat in Abuja, the nation’s capital.

                  Giving an update on the raging outbreak of the disease, he revealed that at least two health professionals were among the 41 deaths recorded.

                  Ehanire added that there were at least 258 confirmed cases recorded across 19 states in the country...

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                  Source: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2020/01/...ver-in-taraba/

                  Medical doctor tests positive to Lassa Fever in Taraba
                  On January 28, 20204:09 pm

                  The Management of Federal Medical Centre, Jalingo has confirmed that a Medical Doctor who is an house officer has tested positive to Lassa Fever in the state. Acting Head, Clinical Service of the Hospital, Dr Ahmed Jatau disclosed this to VANGUARD on Tuesday.
                  He explained that six suspected cases of Lassa Fever tested positive of which four death was recorded. He noted that the affected medical doctor is currently undergoing treatment at Iruwa specialist hospital...


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                  • #24
                    WEEKLY BULLETIN ON OUTBREAKS
                    AND OTHER EMERGENCIES
                    Week 4: 20 - 26 January 2020


                    Data as reported by: 17:00; 26 January 2020
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                    Lassa Fever Nigeria

                    163 Cases
                    24 Deaths
                    14.7% CFR


                    EVENT DESCRIPTION

                    The Lassa fever outbreak in Nigeria is still ongoing. Since our last
                    report in week 16 of 2019 (week ending 21 April 2019) sporadic
                    cases have continued to be reported across 86 Local Government
                    Areas (LGAs) in 23 states, resulting in a cumulative total of 793
                    confirmed cases reported between 1 January and 1 December 2019.
                    A significant upsurge in the number of cases was noted in the first
                    three weeks of 2020.

                    Between 1 and 19 January 2020, a cumulative total of 398 suspected
                    cases was reported nationally. Among these, a total of 163 confirmed
                    cases was identified from 32 LGAs in nine states, with the majority
                    of confirmed cases reported from Edo (38%), Ondo (38%) and
                    Ebonyi (11%) states. The overall case fatality ratio (CFR) among
                    the 163 confirmed cases was 14.7%, which is considerably lower
                    compared to the CFR for the same period in 2019 (23.4%). Half
                    (n=81) of the 163 confirmed cases notified in 2020, were reported
                    during week 3 (week ending 19 January) from 17 LGAs in Ondo,
                    Edo, Delta, Taraba, Plateau and Bauchi states. The CFR among these
                    81 confirmed cases was 12.3%.

                    The outbreak has mainly affected individuals between the age of 11
                    and 40 years, and males and females have been equally affected.
                    From the beginning of the year, as of week 3 of 2020, no healthcare
                    worker infection has been reported.

                    An annual upsurge in the number of reported Lassa fever cases is a
                    usual occurrence at this time of the season in Nigeria. Since 2018,
                    an increase in the number of reported cases is typically observed
                    between December and June, beyond which sporadic cases are
                    reported throughout the remainder of the year. The main propagator
                    of previous Lassa fever outbreaks in Nigeria is human contact with
                    food or household items contaminated with the urine or faeces of
                    Mastomys rodents.

                    PUBLIC HEALTH ACTIONS

                    A National Lassa Fever Technical Working Group (NLFTWG) has
                    been established to coordinate the response at national level.
                    Emergency Operation Centres (EOCs) have also been activated
                    in the three most affected states of Ondo, Edo and Ebonyi.
                    Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC)-led rapid response
                    teams have been deployed to Ondo and Ebonyi states to support
                    outbreak response activities.

                    Confirmed cases are being treated in the different treatment
                    centres in the affected states with ribavirin and other supportive
                    therapeutics. Guidelines for appropriate case management, safe
                    and dignified burial and infection prevention and control (IPC)
                    have been disseminated to the different states.

                    Surveillance activities have been enhanced in the affected states
                    with improved contact tracing and active case finding in affected
                    LGAs. An updated tool for detailed case investigation has also
                    been provided to investigation teams to ensure all relevant
                    information is captured.

                    An additional laboratory has been established in the Federal
                    Medical Centre in Owo to test for Lassa fever. A total of five
                    laboratories with capacity to test for the virus in serum samples
                    is operational across the country.

                    Targeted risk communication activities are ongoing in most
                    affected states mainly through radio and social media messaging.

                    SITUATION INTERPRETATION

                    Lassa fever is known to be endemic in Nigeria as sporadic cases have
                    been reported since 1969 when the disease was first identified in Borno
                    state. The peak season is anticipated from December through June as
                    has been typified by the ongoing outbreak. Response activities, under
                    the leadership of the NCDC, have commenced in the most affected
                    states albeit identifying challenges in all pillars of the response. The
                    entire outbreak response team is encouraged to closely monitor the
                    evolution of the outbreak in the coming weeks as early detection and
                    prompt treatment of cases from affected communities is key to reducing
                    morbidity and mortality. Furthermore, though no report of healthcare
                    worker infection has been reported so far, frontline healthcare workers
                    should be trained to consistently implement standard infection
                    prevention and control measures when caring for patients to prevent
                    nosocomial infections.

                    "Safety and security don't just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear."
                    -Nelson Mandela

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                    • #25
                      Source: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2020/01/...-in-19-states/

                      Lassa fever claims 41 lives, 258 cases confirmed in 19 States
                      On January 29, 202011:16 amIn
                      By Luminous Jannamike, Peter Duru, Omeiza Ajayi, Femi Bolaji, Ozioruva Aliu & Umar Yusuf

                      The Federal Government says it is committed to containing Lassa fever which has claimed 41 lives in parts of the country since the beginning of 2020.
                      The Minister for Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, who spoke in Abuja, revealed that at least two health professionals were among the 41 deaths recorded; adding that there were at least 258 confirmed cases recorded across 19 States in the country.
                      Ehanire, who said all hands must be on deck to contain the spread of the disease, urged Nigerians in various parts of the country to practice good hygiene and protect their foods from rat contamination...

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                      • #26
                        Source: https://leadership.ng/2020/01/31/fou...d-in-nasarawa/

                        Four Cases Of Lassa Fever And Other Diseases Reported In Nasarawa
                        Published 10 hours ago
                        on January 31, 2020
                        By Danjuma Joseph

                        Four cases of Lassa Fever and five tropical diseases have been reported in Nasarawa State.

                        The state commissioner of health, Ahmed Baba Yahaya, disclosed this yesterday at a press briefing to mark the world neglected tropical diseases celebration.

                        The Lassa Fever patients, he said, have been quarantined and are under observation in and outside the state.

                        The disease identified by the state commissioner for health include Onchocerciasis, Lymphatic Filariasis, Schistosomiasis, Trachoma and soil transmitted helminthes, affecting the 13 local government areas of the state....

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                        Source: https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/lassa-...in-taraba.html

                        Lassa fever: 7 councils affected in Taraba
                        By Magaji Isa Hunkuyi, Jalingo | Published Date Jan 31, 2020 5:46 AM

                        Taraba State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Innocent Vakkai, has said that seven local government areas in the state are affected by Lassa fever. He identified the affected LGAs as Takum, Donga, Ibi, Gassol, Jalingo, Ardo Kola and Bali. He made the disclosure during a one-day sensitisation workshop organised by the state directorate of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Jalingo. He said already, 25 suspected cases of the deadly disease have been reported out of which six were confirmed and four deaths recorded in the state....

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                        Source: https://thenationonlineng.net/lassa-...-die-in-enugu/
                        Lassa fever: Two die in Enugu
                        January 31, 2020

                        Two persons, among them a pregnant woman have died since the reported outbreak of Lassa fever in Enugu.

                        On the whole six, suspected cases were reported out of which 3 were confirmed.

                        The third victim, a 24-year-old female youth corper who just returned from Benue state survived the attack and is responding to treatment.

                        These were disclosed at a press conference jointly addressed by the Enugu state ministries for Information, Health, Education, Water Resources and Agriculture on Friday at the state Secretariat.

                        The pregnant woman who died from the Lassa fever attack was as a result of reporting late to health facilities...

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                        Source: https://www.sunnewsonline.com/unizik...o-lassa-fever/


                        UNIZIK female student tests positive to Lassa fever
                        31st January 2020
                        Obinna Odogwu,Awka

                        A female student of Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK), Awka in Anambra State has tested positive to the deadly Lassa fever virus. An internal memo from Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital (COOUTH), Awka where the patient was last handled which was circulated to its members of staff showed that the patient tested positive...

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                        • #27
                          Source: https://thenationonlineng.net/lassa-...ix-others-die/

                          Lassa fever: Three pregnant women, six others die
                          February 1, 2020
                          in Featured, News, News Update
                          By Rosemary Nwisi, Port Harcourt/Chris Oji, Enugu/Damisi Ojo, Akure/ Okungbowa Aiwerie, Asaba/David Adenuga, Bauchi/Onimisi Alao, Yola/Augustine Okezie, Katsina/Uja Emmanuel, Makurdi/Nsa Gill, Calabar/Damian Duruiheoma, Owerri/Sunny Nwachukwu, Aba/Kolade Adeyemi, Kano

                          1,200 under observation in Edo, 70 in Rivers
                          121 infected in Ondo

                          Two expectant mothers – one each in Rivers, Enugu and Adamawa states – are among the latest victims of the current Lassa fever outbreak in parts of the country.

                          Six other persons have also lost their lives to the killer virus in other states.

                          Edo State alone has placed 1200 patients under observation while 70 are under surveillance in Rivers State.

                          Apart from the expectant mother, Lassa fever has claimed two other lives in Rivers State.

                          They included a young father of two and one other, according to the Director Planning, Research and Statistics in the state Ministry of Health, Chinwendu Atata.

                          He told reporters in Port Harcourt that results of samples from the deceased persons showed that they died of the virus.

                          She appealed for calm and assured that the state has procured facilities and sufficient drugs to tackle the challenge...

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                          • #28
                            Source: https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/kaduna...ver-cases.html

                            Kaduna, Anambra confirm Lassa fever cases
                            By Mohammed Ibrahim Yaba, Kaduna & Titus Eleweke, Awka | Published Date Feb 2, 2020 6:29 AM

                            The Kaduna State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Amina Mohammed Baloni, yesterday confirmed another case of Lassa fever in the state. She said the new case was that of a 34-year-old male from Kajuru Local Government Area who was being managed at the IDCC. A statement signed by the commissioner said the state had recorded 23 cases so far, and 15 test results had resulted negative while six cases were pending...

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                            Source: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2020/02/...onfirmed-case/

                            Lassa fever: Bauchi records seventh confirmed case
                            On February 2, 202011:11 am

                            By Charly Agwam – Bauchi Bauchi State Primary Health Care Development Agency has said the victims of Lassa fever in the state has risen to seven. Speaking with newsmen in Bauchi on Friday, the Executive Secretary of the Agency, Dr Rilwan Mohammed disclosed that even though only 7 cases have been confirmed, the number of suspected cases has now risen to 22...

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                            • #29
                              Lassa fever kills 41 in Nigeria amid global coronavirus scare

                              02 02 2020

                              Forty-one people have died in Nigeria since an outbreak of the highly contagious Lassa fever earlier this month, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said amid the already scary coronavirus outbreak that has killed scores of people around the world.

                              Within the past week, the disease spread from nine to 19 states in the West African nation, while a total of 258 cases were confirmed between Jan. 1 and Jan. 26, including seven health workers, the centre said Tuesday.

                              Lassa fever is a viral haemorrhagic fever with symptoms including weakness, headaches, vomiting and muscle pains and a fatality rate of about 1%, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

                              The disease is endemic in parts of West Africa, where an estimated 100,000 to 300,000 infections of Lassa fever occur annually, with approximately 5,000 deaths, according to the U.S. Centres of Disease Control and Prevention

                              Forty-one people have died in Nigeria since an outbreak of the highly contagious Lassa fever earlier this month, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control...
                              ?Addressing chronic disease is an issue of human rights ? that must be our call to arms"
                              Richard Horton, Editor-in-Chief The Lancet

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                              • #30
                                Source: https://erccportal.jrc.ec.europa.eu/...t/yy/2020/mm/2
                                Nigeria - Lassa Fever epidemic outbreak (DG ECHO, NCDC/Government of Nigeria, WHO)
                                • An upsurge in the number of Lassa cases has been registered in Nigeria since the beginning of 2020, with 258 positive cases and 41 deaths at the end of January in 19 states. Edo, Ondo and Ebonyi are the most affected, with 89% of confirmed cases.
                                • 2 positive cases of Lassa fever were reported from Bayo and Maiduguri (MMC) Local Government Areas of Borno State (Northeast Nigeria), both of which resulted in death. Another 5 suspected cases tested negative, a sixth one is pending laboratory confirmation. A treatment centre has been set up in Maiduguri and infection prevention and control (IPC) training for health care workers is being stepped up.
                                • The National Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) has been activated to coordinate response activities across affected states. While Lassa fever is endemic in Nigeria, the current epidemic trend should be monitored closely and responded to appropriately in order to limit morbidity and mortality.

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