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99 LGs record 857 Lassa fever cases
The number of confirmed Lassa fever infections since the beginning of 2022 is now 857, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control.
Data from the report for Week 30, which covered July 25 to 31, revealed that there were 5,990 suspected cases of the disease in the week under review.
Lassa fever is an acute viral illness and a viral haemorrhagic fever.
This zoonotic disease is associated with high morbidity and mortality, and it has both economic and health security consequences.
The report read in “In week 30, the number of new confirmed cases is the same as reported in week 29, 2022, with 10 cases. These were reported in Ondo, Edo, and Bauchi States.
“Cumulatively from week 1 to week 30, 2022, 164 deaths have been reported with a case fatality rate (CFR) of 18.9% which is lower than the CFR for the same period in 2021 (22.8%)...
99 LGs record 857 Lassa fever cases
The number of confirmed Lassa fever infections since the beginning of 2022 is now 857, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control.
Data from the report for Week 30, which covered July 25 to 31, revealed that there were 5,990 suspected cases of the disease in the week under review.
Lassa fever is an acute viral illness and a viral haemorrhagic fever.
This zoonotic disease is associated with high morbidity and mortality, and it has both economic and health security consequences.
The report read in “In week 30, the number of new confirmed cases is the same as reported in week 29, 2022, with 10 cases. These were reported in Ondo, Edo, and Bauchi States.
“Cumulatively from week 1 to week 30, 2022, 164 deaths have been reported with a case fatality rate (CFR) of 18.9% which is lower than the CFR for the same period in 2021 (22.8%)...
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