Nigeria: 2017 Lassa Fever

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Viral fever kills 2 in LUTH, staff critically ill

The two victims died during the weekend, while a medical officer of LUTH is critically ill.

Published: 14:06 , Refreshed: 22 minutes ago Samson ToromadePrinteMail

Two people have reportedly died from Lassa fever while receiving treatment at theLagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH).
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Mr. Seun Ogungbure, who works at a diagnostic center in Surulere that gets patients from LUTH, confirmed to Pulse Nigeria in a private chat that the Accident and Emergency unit of the hospital, as well as a few other units, has been shut down due to the incident.

"It's very rare that they would close down the A&E if it wasn't something serious," he said.

He said after contacting medical staff working at the institution, it was revealed that two victims died during the weekend, while a medical officer is critically ill.
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Edo confirms two cases of Lassa fever

August 7, 2017Agency Report

The Director of Primary Health Care in Akoko-Edo Local Government Council of Edo, Sunday Yerumoh, on Monday confirmed two cases of Lassa fever in the locality.
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He said the patients were quickly admitted in the Surveillance Unit of the local government health care centre, when health personnel noticed that they displayed symptoms of Lassa fever.
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Mr. Yerumoh said the patients were responding to treatment at the Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital.
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Lassa fever kills 2, infects doctor in LUTH

ON AUGUST 9, 201712:30 AM
By Sola Ogundipe & Chioma Obinna

LAGOS?Two persons were yesterday confirmed dead from Lassa fever at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, LUTH, even as a resident doctor has been infected with the disease.

Confirming the development, the Chief Medical Director, LUTH, Prof Chris Bode, said not less than 100 hospital workers exposed to the index case are currently being monitored.
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The Chief Medical Director further disclosed that two other suspected cases from Lagos State are presently admitted and quarantined while undergoing confirmatory laboratory tests.
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Source: http://www.channelstv.com/2017/08/11/ogun-govt-confirms-lassa-fever-outbreak-66-people-observation/

Ogun Govt Confirms Lassa Fever Outbreak, 66 People Under Observation
Channels Television
Updated August 11, 2017

Health Authorities in Ogun State have confirmed the outbreak of Lassa fever in the state.

The Commissioner for Health, Babatunde Ipaye, who confirmed the outbreak, said a 20-year-old patient tested positive for the Lassa virus and had been moved to one of the isolation centres set up by the state government...

 

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WEEKLY BULLETIN ON OUTBREAKS
AND OTHER EMERGENCIES
Week 33: 12 ? 18 August 2017
Data as reported by 17:00; 18 August 2017

Lassa fever Nigeria
Event description
710
Cases
114
Deaths
16.1%
CFR

The incidence of Lassa fever cases in Nigeria continues to increase despite
ongoing efforts to control the disease. The outbreak is currently active in six
states ? (Ondo, Edo, Plateau, Bauchi, Lagos, and Ogun) ? where at least one
confirmed case has been reported in the past 21 days. During week 32 (week
ending 13 August 2017), 10 new confirmed cases were reported from five states,
namely Lagos (4), Edo (2), Plateau (2), Ondo (1), and Ogun (1). Ogun State has
come back into the active outbreak category after an extended period of zero
reporting (signifying no active transmission). One death has occurred among
the four confirmed cases in Lagos State. Furthermore, 11 new suspected cases
were reported and investigated (during the reporting week) in Lagos (7), Plateau
(2), Ondo (1), and Bauchi (1). Of these 11 cases, five (all from Lagos) tested
negative for Lassa fever while the test results for six cases from Plateau (2),
Lagos (2), Ondo (1), and Bauchi (1) are still pending.

Since the resurgence of the current Lassa fever outbreak in December 2016
(week 49), 710 suspected cases including 114 deaths (overall case fatality rate
16.1%) have been reported, to date. Of these, 227 cases were confirmed and
14 classified as probable. There were 82 deaths among the confirmed and
probable case groups collectively, giving a case fatality rate of 34% in this group.
In the current wave of this Lassa fever outbreak, 18 out of 36 states have been
affected. Two states, Edo (217 cases) and Ondo (184 cases), have accounted
for over half of all the reported cases.

Public health actions
? The Nigeria Centres for Disease Control (NCDC) Lassa fever response
working group is leading coordination of weekly review meetings, in
conjunction with partners (WHO, CDC, UMB, AFENET).
? Preparations for the 2016/2017 national Lassa fever outbreak review and
preparedness meeting scheduled for 21-22 August 2017 are ongoing.
? Confirmed cases are being managed at identified treatment and isolation
centres across the affected states with ribavirin and other supportive
treatment. The NCDC distributed an additional 2 000 ampules of ribavirin to
Lagos State to support case management, in view of the growing number
of cases.
? The NCDC has released a series of new guidelines, including: National Viral
Haemorrhagic Fevers (VHF) Preparedness guidelines, Infection Prevention
and Control of VHF guidelines, and Standard Operating Procedures for
Lassa fever management.
? State Surveillance Teams continue to conduct enhanced surveillance and
contact tracing activities in states with active outbreaks. Surveillance data
is being collated nationally via the VHF management system, which has
received 294 entries from 16 states to date. Reported cases continue to be
classified based on the case definitions. NCDC recently sent a team to Edo
State to assist with harmonization and updating their data into the national
database.

Situation interpretation
The resurgence of Lassa fever cases in Nigeria in the recent weeks is concerning. While active surveillance and rapid response to suspected cases is critical, timely laboratory investigations to confirm or exclude the diagnosis must be maintained and further strengthened to enable authorities to focus available resources to follow true cases and their contacts.

Indeed, the importance of strategic and effective use of limited resources is underscored by the concurrent response to the protracted humanitarian crisis in the northern part of the country, outbreaks of cholera and hepatitis E, as well as other preparedness activities, including the ongoing seasonal malaria chemoprevention campaigns during the current rainy season. To support these multiple interventions, WHO continues to enhance its resource mobilization strategies, including the use of its Contingency Fund for Emergencies (CFE) and other funding sources.

During the imminent national Lassa fever review and preparedness meeting, the national authorities need to come up with feasible ways to boost efforts in each of the key response pillars ahead of the next season, including encouraging good community hygiene to reduce rodent activity through proven effective measures, such as storing grain and other foodstuffs in rodent-proof containers, disposing of garbage far from the home, maintaining clean households and keeping cats.

Read the weekly bulletin on outbreaks and other emergencies - Week 33: 12 ? 18 August 2017

 

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Another doctor tests positive for Lassa fever at LUTH

Posted By: Oyeyemi Gbenga-Mustapha On: August 21, 2017

Another doctor has tested positive for Lassa fever at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH).

She is among the doctors that first had close contact with the index case.

Yesterday, LUTH said, she had treatment and was expected to recover soon.

She is the fourth doctor to test positive for the disease; three other doctors, who earlier tested positive to the disease, LUTH Chief Medical Director (CMD) Prof Chris Bode, said, had been certified fit and discharged.
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Source: http://thenationonlineng.net/lassa-fever-outbreak-affected-19-states/


?Lassa fever outbreak affected 19 states?
Posted By: Agency Reporter On: September 7, 2017 In: News Update

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control ( NCDC ) on Thursday confirmed, at least one reported Lassa fever case, in each of 19 states in the current outbreak which started in December 2016.

The development was published in a report on NCDC?s website.

The 19 states are Ogun, Bauchi, Plateau, Ebonyi, Ondo, Edo, Taraba, Nasarawa, Rivers, Kaduna, Gombe, Cross River, Borno, Kano, Kogi, Enugu, Anambra, Kwara and Lagos.

The report said the outbreak was active in Ondo, Edo, Plateau, Bauchi, Ogun, Kaduna, Kwara and Lagos states...

 

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Plateau confirms new case of lassa fever

October 10, 2017Andrew Ajijah

The Plateau State government on Tuesday confirmed a suspected case of Lassa fever in the state.

The commissioner of health, Kuden Kamshak, a medical doctor said the infected persons had been quarantined.

?Currently, there is a case of Lassa fever in Tudunwada, here in Jos, but the infected persons have been quarantined alongside with his brother. The said person also has symptoms of yellow fever,? he said.

He added that ?the entire family of the patient had been put under surveillance for the next 21 days.?
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