Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), the Lassa fever outbreak claimed the lives of 40 people in January.
The centre said in a situation report on Sunday that the 40 deaths represented a 19.0 percent lower case fatality rate (CFR) than the CFR for the same period in 2021, which was 22.2 percent.
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A total of 211 confirmed cases of the disease were recorded out of 981 suspected cases, according to the report. According to the NCDC, at least one confirmed case had been reported in 14 states across 43 local government areas.
“Ondo, Edo, and Bauchi states account for 82 percent of all confirmed cases.”
In the fourth week of January, no new healthcare workers were affected, according to the center.
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It said: “the National Lassa fever multi-partner, multi sectoral Emergency Coordination Centre (EOC) was activated to coordinate response activities at all levels.”
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