Nigeria on Wednesday witnessed an additional 11 deaths from the ongoing Lassa fever outbreak, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has disclosed.
NCDC said in its situation report for last week that though cases are on a decline, Nigeria recorded 85 new confirmed cases and 11 deaths.Although news of the Lassa outbreak in the country has been overshadowed by the new coronavirus outbreak, Nigeria is still monitoring and responding to the disease.
In comparison with previous year, there have been more suspected, confirmed and death cases reported for the same period this year. One new healthcare worker was affected in Edo State in the reporting week. This brings the total number of health workers so far affected since the beginning of outbreak to 27.Lassa fever has become an epidemic in Nigeria and with increasing cases during the dry season from November to May.
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