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Nigeria: 2019 Lassa Fever

Source: https://punchng.com/ncdc-reports-decline-in-lassa-fever-cases-nationwide/


NCDC reports decline in Lassa fever cases nationwide
Published February 27, 2019
Dayo Ojerinde

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has reported a decline in the number of Lassa fever cases across the country.

The Chief Executive Officer of the NCDC, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, disclosed this in a statement made available to our correspondent on Monday.

Ihekweazu attributed the decline to the intensive response to the outbreak of the disease, which was announced on January 21, 2019.

He said that since the beginning of the outbreak, the NCDC had activated an Emergency Operations Centre to coordinate response activities.

The NCDC boss said, ?As of February 17, 2019, 25 new confirmed cases of Lassa fever were reported, making it a total of 355 confirmed cases with 75 deaths from 20 states across 57 Local Government Areas in the country. Over the past three weeks, there has been a downward trend in new cases.

?Despite the reduction in new cases, response activities are being intensified at the national and state level. Rapid Response Teams, which include colleagues from the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Federal Ministry of Environment, are supporting the response in Edo, Ondo, Ebonyi, Plateau and Bauchi States.?...
 
Source: https://nigeriatoday.ng/health/ondo-records-102-lassa-fever-cases-15-deaths-in-two-months-nma/


Ondo records 102 Lassa fever cases, 15 deaths in two months ? NMA
8 hours ago
Agency Report

No fewer than 102 people have been confirmed to be positive with Lassa fever, in addition to 15 deaths recorded in Ondo State between January and February.

Wale Oke, the State Chairman of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Akure.

?As at Thursday, February 21, 102 people have been tested positive to Lassa fever this year.

?82 people in January and 20 people so far in February apart from 15 deaths recorded in January as a result of the fever but no death has been recorded so far in February.

?Most people that died either reported late or were already subjected to alternative treatment and doing self-medication before they eventually came to the hospital.

?Their kidneys and livers had been affected as a result of the delay,? he said.

Mr Oke, who is also a staff member at the Federal Medical Centre, Owo, urged residents of the state to report early to the medical centre if they experienced an upsurge of temperature in their bodies...
 
Source: https://www.nan.ng/health/lassa-fever-23-new-cases-confirmed-in-nigeria/


Lassa Fever: 23 new cases confirmed in Nigeria
6 hours ago
By Jessica Onyegbula

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 23 new cases of Lassa fever that were recorded between Feb. 18 and Feb. 24.

NCDC?s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, made this known in a statement on Friday in Abuja.

Ihekweazu said that 1,279 suspected cases had been reported from 32 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) from Jan. 1 to Feb. 24, 2019.

He said that 381 of this figure were confirmed positive, 15 probable and 858 negative.

According to him, from the onset of the 2019 outbreak, there have been 83 deaths in confirmed cases.
Case fatality ratio in confirmed cases is 21.8 per cent, he said.

The CEO said that Edo, Ondo, Bauchi, Nasarawa, Ebonyi, Plateau, Taraba, FCT, Adamawa, Gombe, Kaduna, Kwara, Benue, Rivers, Kogi, Enugu, Imo, Delta, Oyo, Kebbi and Cross River, had recorded at least one confirmed case in 66 local government areas.

He, however, noted that in reporting week 08, two new health workers were affected in Edo...
 
Lassa fever: Death toll hits 93 in Nigeria
Published March 8, 2019


Dayo Ojerinde

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has said the death toll from the Lassa fever outbreak in 2019 has increased to 93 in the country.



In its weekly situation report, the NCDC stated that 1,374 suspected cases and 93 deaths were reported across 21 states, including the Federal Capital Territory as of March 3, 2019.



Between February 25 and March 3, 2019, 39 newly confirmed cases were reported from six states with eight new deaths in Edo, Ondo, and Kogi states.

The Director-General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, said there had been a rise in the number of new cases this week compared to the last four weeks.
...
https://punchng.com/lassa-fever-death-toll-hits-93-in-nigeria/

TITLE:
2019 LASSA FEVER OUTBREAK SITUATION REPORT SERIAL NUMBER:
09 EPI-WEEK:
09 DATE:
3rd March 2019

HIGHLIGHTS
 In the reporting Week 09 (25th February -3rd March, 2019) thirty nine new confirmed cases were reported from six states - Edo(20), Ondo(12), Ebonyi (2), Bauchi(2), Taraba(2) and Kogi (1) with eight new deaths in Edo (5), Ondo(2) and Kogi(1)
 From 1st January to 3rd March, 2019, a total of 1374 suspected cases have been reported from states that have recorded at least one confirmed case (21 States including FCT). Of these, 420 were confirmed positive, 15 probable and 939 negative (not a case)-Table 1. Overall, 33 States including FCT have reported a total 1447 suspected cases -Figure 1
 Since the onset of the 2019 outbreak, there have been 93*deaths in confirmed cases. Case fatality ratio in confirmed cases is 22.1%
 Twenty-one States (Edo, Ondo, Bauchi, Nasarawa, Ebonyi, Plateau, Taraba, FCT, Adamawa, Gombe, Kaduna, Kwara, Benue, Rivers, Kogi, Enugu, Imo, Delta, Oyo, Kebbi and Cross River) have recorded at least one confirmed case across 66 Local Government Areas- Figure 1
 In the reporting week 09, no new health care worker was affected. A total of fifteen health care workers have been infected since the onset of the outbreak in seven states ? Edo (7), Ondo (3), Ebonyi (1), Enugu (1), Rivers (1), Bauchi (1) and Benue (1) with one death in Enugu
 Sixty-nine patients are currently being managed at various treatment centres across the country: Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital(ISTH) treatment Centre (34), Federal Medical Centre Owo (16), Federal Teaching Hospital Abakiliki (2), Bauchi (2), Plateau (5) and Taraba (7), Gombe (1), Kaduna (1) and Kebbi (1)
 A total of 4902 contacts have been identified from 19 States. Of these 1926 (39.3%) are currently being followed up, 2923 (58.6%) have completed 21 days follow up, while 4(0.1%) were lost to follow up. 80(1.6%) symptomatic contacts have been identified, of which 49 (1.0%) have tested positive
 Multi sectoral one health national rapid response teams (NCDC, NFELTP, Federal Ministry of Agricultural and Federal Ministry of Environment) deployed to Ondo, Edo, Ebonyi and Taraba
 National Lassa fever multi-partner, multi-sectoral Emergency Operations Centre(EOC) continues to coordinate the response activities at all levels
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https://ncdc.gov.ng/themes/common/files/sitreps/b1f8ce34f8b499f859b3bcdadcd90c4c.pdf

Archive Page: https://ncdc.gov.ng/diseases/sitreps/?cat=5&name=An update of Lassa fever outbreak in Nigeria
 
Source: https://punchng.com/1447-cases-recorded-as-lassa-fever-spreads-to-33-states/

1,447 cases recorded as Lassa fever spreads to 33 states
Published March 10, 2019
OLUFEMI ATOYEBI

The National Centre for Disease Control has said a total of 1,447 suspected cases of Lassa fever have been reported in 33 states, including the Federal Capital Territory, since the outbreak of the disease this year.

The centre also said since the outbreak, there had been 93 deaths, with case fatality ratio in the confirmed cases put at 22.1 per cent.

The latest report of the agency on the spread of the disease showed that 20 states, together with the FCT, had recorded at least one confirmed case across 66 local government areas.

According to the report, the affected states are Edo, Ondo, Bauchi, Nasarawa, Ebonyi, Plateau, Taraba, Adamawa, Gombe, Kaduna and Kwara.

Others are Benue, Rivers, Kogi, Enugu, Imo, Delta, Oyo, Kebbi and Cross River states with the FCT.

The Incident Manager, National Emergency Operation Centre, Ms Chioma Dan-Nwafor, told SUNDAY PUNCH on Friday that the Federal Government in its effort to curb the disease had established treatment centres in the states where the disease was prevalent across the country...
 
Source: https://www.pulse.ng/news/local/las...-83-death-381-confirmed-cases-in-2019/ce35qkp


Lassa fever: NCDC registers 83 death, 381 confirmed cases in 2019
Today at 5:38 PM
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has registered 83 deaths, 381 confirmed cases and 1,279 suspected cases of Lassa fever in 2019

Dr Kola Jinadu, Senior Technical Adviser to the NCDC Chief Executive Officer, disclosed this to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Jos on Tuesday.

He was speaking at a health journalism masterclass organised by NIGERIA HEALTHWATCH, a non-governmental organisation.

The senior technical adviser said the centre also has 12 probable cases, adding that the cases cut across 21 states of the country....
 
Source: https://theeagleonline.com.ng/ncdc-confirms-15-new-cases-of-lassa-fever-in-six-states/



NCDC confirms 15 new cases of Lassa Fever in six states
by The Eagle Online
March 30, 2019


The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Saturday has confirmed 15 new cases of Lassa fever from six states in Nigeria.
The Chief Executive Officer of NCDC, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, who made this known on Saturday in Abuja said that the 15 new cases brought the number of confirmed cases to 510 out of the 1,924 suspected cases since January 1 in 21 states.

He also said that a total of 119 deaths had been recorded since the onset of the outbreak.
Ihekweazu said Edo, Ondo, Bauchi, Nasarawa, Ebonyi, Plateau, Taraba, FCT, Adamawa, Gombe, Kaduna, Kwara, Benue, Rivers, Kogi, Enugu, Imo, Delta, Oyo, Kebbi and Cross River states each recorded at least one confirmed case.

He noted that no new health worker was affected, adding that a total of 16 healthcare workers had so far been affected since the onset of the outbreak in seven states.
The NCDC boss said 32 patients were hospitalised at the designated centres.
He said that 13 were hospitalised in Irrua, 9 in Owo, three in Abakiliki, three in Bauchi, three in Plateau, two in Taraba.

Ihekweazu also said that a total of 6320 people suspected to have contacts with those infected had been identified across 20 states.
He said that 1,567 of the suspected contacts were being followed while 4,690 had completed the mandatory 21 days of follow up to be sure they show no symptoms.
He also said 110 symptomatic contacts have been identified, of which 55 tested positive...
 
TITLE: 2019 LASSA FEVER OUTBREAK SITUATION REPORT SERIAL NUMBER: 12 EPI-WEEK: 12 DATE: 24th March 2019


HIGHLIGHTS
 In the reporting Week 12 (18th - 24th March, 2019) 15 new confirmedi cases were reported from six states - Edo(4), Ondo(3), Plateau(2), Bauchi(3), Taraba(2) and Ebonyi(1) with five new deaths in Edo(2), Ondo(2) and Bauchi (1) states
 From 1st January to 24th March, 2019, a total of 1924 suspectedi cases have been reported from 21 states. Of these, 510 were confirmed positive, 15 probable and 1511 negative (not a case)
 Since the onset of the 2019 outbreak, there have been 117 deaths in confirmed cases. Case fatality ratio in confirmed cases is 22.9%
 Twenty-one (21) States (Edo, Ondo, Bauchi, Nasarawa, Ebonyi, Plateau, Taraba, FCT, Adamawa, Gombe, Kaduna, Kwara, Benue, Rivers, Kogi, Enugu, Imo, Delta, Oyo, Kebbi and Cross River) have recorded at least one confirmed case across 74 Local Government Areas- Figure 1
 In the reporting week 12, no new health care worker was affected. A total of sixteen health care workers have been infected since the onset of the outbreak in seven States ? Edo (7), Ondo (3), Ebonyi (2), Enugu (1), Rivers (1), Bauchi (1) and Benue (1) with two deaths in Enugu and Edo States
 Thirty-two (32) patients are currently being managed at various treatment centres across the country: Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital(ISTH) treatment Centre (13), Federal Medical Centre Owo (9), Federal Teaching Hospital Abakaliki (3), Bauchi(2), Plateau (3) and Taraba (2)
 A total of 6320 contacts have been identified from 20 States. Of these 1567 (24.8%) are currently being followed up, 4690 (74.2%) have completed 21 days follow up, while 8(0.1%) were lost to follow up. 110(1.7%) symptomatic contacts have been identified, of which 55 (1.0%) have tested positive
 Multi sectoral one health national rapid response teams (NCDC, NFELTP, Federal Ministry of Agricultural and Federal Ministry of Environment) deployed to Taraba and Bauchi states
 National Lassa fever multi-partner, multi-sectoral Emergency Operations Centre(EOC) continues to coordinate the response activities at all levels

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https://ncdc.gov.ng/themes/common/files/sitreps/162d8ebd45f852845a2ba11fa196c517.pdf
 
Source: https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.p...ases-of-lassa-fever-confirmed-in-five-states/


16 New Cases of Lassa Fever Confirmed in Five States
April 8, 2019 4:25 am

Sixteen new cases of Lassa fever disease were confirmed by the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in five states.

A week 13 update provided by the centre at the weekend showed that the new cases were reported in Edo, Ondo, Bauchi, Taraba and Plateau States.

This is coming as World Health Organisation (WHO) has sought the application of digital solutions in tackling impediments to Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in Nigeria.

The NCDC said two new deaths were recorded in Bauchi and Taraba States.

?From January 1 to March 31, 2019, a total of 2034 suspected cases have been reported from 21 states. Of these, 526 were confirmed positive, 15 probable and 1693 negative (not a case).

?Since the onset of the 2019 outbreak, there have been 121 deaths in confirmed cases. Case fatality ratio in confirmed cases is 23 per cent. 21 States ? Edo, Ondo, Bauchi, Nasarawa, Ebonyi, Plateau, Taraba, FCT, Adamawa, Gombe, Kaduna, Kwara, Benue, Rivers, Kogi, Enugu, Imo, Delta, Oyo, Kebbi and Cross River ? have recorded at least one confirmed case across 81 Local Government Areas,? it said.

The NCDC noted that ?in the reporting week 13, one new health care worker was affected in Plateau State. A total of 17 health care workers have been infected since the onset of the outbreak in seven States, Edo (seven), Ondo (three), Ebonyi (two), Enugu (one), Rivers (one), Bauchi (one) Benue (one) and Plateau (one) with two deaths in Enugu and Edo States?...
 
Source: https://reliefweb.int/report/nigeri...igeria-ncdc-situation-report-15-14-april-2019


2019 Lassa Fever Outbreak in Nigeria: NCDC Situation Report #15 - 14 April 2019
Report
from Government of Nigeria
Published on 14 Apr 2019 ? View Original

HIGHLIGHTS

In the reporting Week 15 (April 8 ? 14th, 2019) 3 new confirmedi cases were reported from two states - Edo(1) and Plateau(2) states with no new death

From 1st January to 14th April,2019, a total of 2217 suspectedi cases have been reported from 21 states. Of these, 540 were confirmed positive, 15 probable and 1662 negative(not a case)-Table 1

Since the onset of the 2019 outbreak, there have been 122 deaths in confirmed cases. Case fatality ratio in confirmed cases is 22.6% -Table 1...
 
Source: https://guardian.ng/news/lassa-fever-kills-one-infects-eight-in-four-states/

Lassa fever kills one, infects eight in four states
By Chukwuma Muanya
03 May 2019 | 4:09 am

Lassa fever outbreak in the country has killed one person and infected eight others in four states.

It also affected one new healthcare worker in Kebbi State.

Figures released yesterday by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) showed that in the reporting Week 17 (April 22 to 28, 2019) eight new confirmed cases were reported from in Ondo (four), Taraba (one), Plateau (one) and Kebbi (two), while one new death occurred in Ondo...
 
Source: https://thenationonlineng.net/kogi-confirms-4-cases-of-lassa-fever-2-deaths/


Kogi confirms 4 cases of Lassa fever, 2 deaths
Agency Reporter by Agency Reporter
May 23, 2019

The Kogi Government has confirmed four cases of Lassa fever in the 2019 outbreak of the disease in the state.

The state Commissioner for Health, Dr Saka Audu, disclosed this at a joint news conference on Thursday in Lokoja on ?Flood, Lassa and other Epidemic Prone Diseases?.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the briefing was organised by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in collaboration with the state ministry of health and other related ministries on public health...
 
Source: https://www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/nigeria-says-emergency-over-in-lassa-fever-outbreak/1494072

Nigeria says 'emergency' over in Lassa fever outbreak
Nearly 130 people died in hemorrhaging fever outbreak across 21 states in West African country
Rafiu Ajakaye | 31.05.2019

LAGOS, Nigeria

The emergency phase was lifted in the Lassa fever outbreak in Nigeria, the country?s Center for Disease Control (NCDC) said on Friday.

Chikwe Ihekweazu, the NCDC director general, said in a statement that 129 persons died of the hemorrhaging fever outbreak in at least 21 Nigerian state of total 36.

Nigeria declared Lassa fever emergency in January as many people were infected with the disease virus in many states. The disease was first discovered in the country in the 1960s.

The case count of the disease significantly shrank in the past seven weeks and dropped below levels considered to be a national emergency, Ihekweazu said...
 
Source: https://allafrica.com/stories/201907190183.html


19 July 2019
CAJ News Agency (Johannesburg)
Nigeria: Death Toll Spikes in Nigeria Rats Borne Fever
By Emeka Okonkwo

Abuja ? At least 139 people have died from an escalating outbreak of the Lassa fever in Nigeria.

The deaths from the illness transmitted by rats have been documented from 2 960 suspected cases, of which 615 have been confirmed positive.

No less than two health workers have died, out of 18 that were infected.

Lassa broke out at the beginning of the year, the latest setback to the disease-prone West African country.

Some 22 states, out of Nigeria's total of 36 states, have outbreaks...
 
Source: https://punchng.com/five-die-of-lassa-fever-in-benue/
Five die of Lassa fever in Benue
Published October 25, 2019
John Charles Makurdi

Five people have been confirmed dead from the outbreak of Lassa fever in Benue State.

Program Officer, Risk Communication Desk, National Centre for Disease Control, Mrs Hanatu Bello confirmed this to journalists in Makurdi, Benue State capital on Friday.

According to the Programs Officer, reports of 21 suspected cases of Lassa fever were received from the state out of which eight cases were confirmed while five infected persons have also died...
 
Source: https://reliefweb.int/report/nigeri...ia-ncdc-situation-report-41-13th-october-2019

2019 Lassa Fever Outbreak in Nigeria: NCDC Situation Report #41 - 13th October 2019
Report from Government of Nigeria
Published on 13 Oct 2019

HIGHLIGHTS

In the reporting week 42 (14th – 20th October, 2019) thirteen new confirmedii cases were reported from Edo(6), Ondo(6) and Benue(1) states with two new deaths from Ondo and Benue states

From 1 st January to 20th October 2019, a total of 4209 suspectedi cases have been reported from 23 states. Of these, 739 were confirmed positive, 19 probable and 3451 negative (not a case)

Since the onset of the 2019 outbreak, there have been 156 deaths in confirmed cases. Case fatality ratio in confirmed cases is 21.1%

Twenty-three (23) States (Edo, Ondo, Bauchi, Nasarawa, Ebonyi, Plateau, Taraba, Adamawa,
Gombe, Kaduna, Kwara, Benue, Rivers, Kogi, Enugu, Imo, Delta, Oyo, Kebbi, Cross River, Zamfara,
Lagos and Abia) have recorded at least one confirmed case across 86 Local Government Areas - Figure 1

93% of all confirmed cases are from Edo (38%), Ondo (31%), Ebonyi (7%), Bauchi (7%), Taraba(5%) and Plateau (5%) states- Figure 1...
 
Source: https://www.blueprint.ng/over-100-s...ver-hits-abuja-benue-ondo-edo-5-other-states/

Over 100 suspected cases reported as Lassa fever hits Abuja, Benue, Ondo, Edo, 5 other states
November 7, 2019 Editorial IV Health

The National Centre for Disease Control on Wednesday said 113 suspected cases of Lassa fever were reported in 12 council areas in nine states and the Federal Capital Territory.

The NCDC said on its website that 13 of the cases were confirmed, with two deaths recorded.

The states affected are Edo (72), Ondo (18), Ebonyi (five), Bauchi (11), Nasarawa (one), Plateau (one), the FCT (two), Adamawa (one) Benue (one) and Ogun (one)...
 
Source: https://reliefweb.int/report/nigeri...ia-ncdc-situation-report-44-3rd-november-2019

2019 Lassa Fever Outbreak in Nigeria: NCDC Situation Report #44 - 3rd November 2019
Report from Government of Nigeria

HIGHLIGHTS

In the reporting week 44 (28th October – 3 rd November, 2019) eleven new confirmed cases were reported from Ondo(6) and Edo(5) states with one new death from Edo state

From 1 st January to 3rd November 2019, a total of 4396 suspected cases have been reported from 23 states. Of these, 754 were confirmed positive, 19 probable and 3623 negative (not a case)

Since the onset of the 2019 outbreak, there have been 158 deaths in confirmed cases. Case fatality ratio in confirmed cases is 21.0%

Twenty-three (23) States (Edo, Ondo, Bauchi, Nasarawa, Ebonyi, Plateau, Taraba, Adamawa,
Gombe, Kaduna, Kwara, Benue, Rivers, Kogi, Enugu, Imo, Delta, Oyo, Kebbi, Cross River, Zamfara,
Lagos and Abia) have recorded at least one confirmed case across 86 Local Government Areas...
 
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