NCDC: 13 New Lassa Fever Cases Recorded In 1 Week
In its latest epidemiological report, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) states that the country has recorded 13 new cases of Lassa fever from five states within one week.
The aforementioned states are Ondo, Edo, Kogi, Ebonyi, and Imo.
According to the report, “In week 31 (August 1 to 7), the number of new confirmed cases increased from 10 in week 30, 2022 to 13 cases. These were reported from Ondo, Edo, Kogi, Ebonyi, and Imo States.
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“Cumulatively from week 1 to week 31, 2022, 165 deaths have been reported with a case fatality rate (CFR) of 18.8 percent which is lower than the CFR for the same period in 2021 (23.1 percent). In total for 2022, 25 States have recorded at least one confirmed case across 100 local government areas.
“Of all confirmed cases, 70 percent are from Ondo (31 percent), Edo (26 percent), and Bauchi (13 percent) States. The predominant age group affected is 21-30 years (Range. 0 to 90 years, median Age: 30 years). The male-to-female ratio for confirmed cases is 1:0.8.
“The number of suspected cases has increased compared to that reported for the same period in 2021. No new healthcare worker was affected in the reporting week 31. National Lassa fever multi-partner, multi-sectoral Technical Working Group (TWG) continues to coordinate the response activities at all levels.”
