The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has activated the national multi-sectoral Emergency Operations Centre for Lassa fever to coordinate and strengthen ongoing response activities in the country.
In response to a risk assessment that put Nigeria at very high risk of increased Lassa fever transmission, the Lassa fever Emergency Operations Centre was activated.
Lassa fever is an acute viral haemorrhagic fever caused by the Lassa virus. The natural reservoir for the virus is the Mastomys natalensis rodent . Other rodents can also be carriers of the virus. According to a press release signed by the NCDC’s Director General, Dr Ifedayo Adetifa, on Monday, the purpose of the EOC activation is to achieve a coordinated national response, particularly across affected states, to interrupt disease transmission, reduce the impact of the disease by reducing suffering and death, and other socioeconomic complications of the disease.
The statement read in part, “The LF-EOC was activated following a risk assessment carried out on January 20, 2023, by subject matter experts from the NCDC, relevant Ministries, Departments and Agencies, stakeholders, and major partners. The outcome of the risk assessment placed the country at a very high risk of increased Lassa fever transmission.
“The situation report of January 22, 2023, showed a total of 244 confirmed cases with 37 deaths and a case fatality rate of 15.1 % from 16 states and the FCT: Ondo , Edo , Bauchi , Taraba , Benue , Ebonyi , Nasarawa , Plateau , Kogi , Anambra , Delta , Oyo , Adamawa , Enugu , Imo , and the FCT .
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