The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) reports 38 confirmed Lassa fever cases and nine deaths across seven states. This marks a decrease in confirmed cases compared to the previous week.
Nigeria has recorded 38 confirmed cases and nine deaths from Lassa fever across seven states in one week, spanning 10 to 16 February. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control ( NCDC ) disclosed that the confirmed cases and deaths were recorded in seven states and across 17 Local Government Areas (LGAs). The affected states are Bauchi, Ondo, Taraba, Edo, Plateau, Cross River, and Kogi States.
It added that the number of confirmed cases decreased from 54 in the previous week to 38 in the reporting week. \NCDC further stated that from week one to seven, 2,178 suspected cases and 89 deaths from the outbreak were recorded. The suspected cases were reported in Ondo (150), Bauchi (100), Edo (80), Taraba (72), Kogi (13), Ebonyi (13), Gombe (11), Plateau (Five), Benue (Three) Nasarawa (Two), Delta (One) and Cross River (One). NCDC stated that deaths reported accounted for a case fatality rate (CFR) of 19.7 percent, which is higher than the CFR for the same period in 2024 (17.8 percent). \The NCDC stated that 73 percent of all confirmed cases were reported from Ondo, Edo, and Bauchi, while 27 percent were reported from nine states with confirmed Lassa fever cases. According to the report, the number of suspected cases decreased compared to that reported for the same period in 2024, with no new healthcare workers affected in the reporting week. The NCDC noted that the National Lassa fever multi-partner, multi-sectoral Incident Management System has been activated to coordinate the response activities at all levels.The centre also said it has deployed National Rapid Response Teams to support onsite control and management efforts using a One Health approach. Lassa fever is a hemorrhagic viral disease transmitted to humans through contact with contaminated food or household items that are infected or even direct contact with its patient. Its symptoms include fever, headache, sore throat, general body weakness, cough, nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, muscle pains, chest pain, and, in severe cases, unexplainable bleeding from ears, eyes, nose, mouth, and other body openings
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