Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention don reveal say di number of Lassa fever cases wey don dey confam don increase to 937, from 933 wey e dey before and 173 people don kpai dis year from am.
Di Situation Report wey NCDC drop dey here:.
“In week 40, the number of new confirmed cases is the same as reported in week 39, 2022 to four cases. These were reported from Ondo, Bauchi and Ekiti States.
“Cumulatively from week one to week 40, 2022, 173 deaths have been reported with a case fatality rate of 18.5 per cent which is lower than the CFR for the same period in 2021 (23.1 per cent).
“In total for 2022, 26 States have recorded at least one confirmed case across 104 Local Government Areas.
“Of all confirmed cases, 71 per cent are from Ondo (33 per cent), Edo (25 per cent), and Bauchi (13 per cent) 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 affected in the reporting week 40.
“National Lassa fever multi-partner, multi-sectoral Technical Working Group continues to coordinate the response activities at all levels.”
