66 Lassa cases, seven deaths in three weeks – NCDC

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed 66 cases of Lassa fever and 7 66 cases of Lassa fever and 7 deaths crossed the state implicit 3 consecutive epidemiological weeks.

The latest concern reports released by the NCDC connected Friday amusement that the infections were recorded betwixt Epidemiological Weeks 24 and 26, with the outbreak affecting 23 states and 111 section authorities areas.

According to the reports, 13 confirmed cases and 2 deaths were recorded successful Week 24 from 149 suspected cases.

“In Week 25, the figures accrued to 22 confirmed cases and 3 deaths retired of 150 suspected cases.

“By Week 26, the state recorded 31 confirmed cases and 2 deaths from 205 suspected cases,” the NCDC revealed.

“This brings the full for the three-week play to 504 suspected cases, 66 confirmed infections and 7 deaths.”

The NCDC said Ondo, Bauchi, Taraba, Edo and Benue states accounted for 85 per cent of each confirmed Lassa fever cases reported truthful acold this year.

The bureau besides disclosed that, arsenic of Week 24, Nigeria had recorded a cumulative full of 5,801 suspected cases, 868 confirmed infections and 216 deaths, with a lawsuit fatality complaint of 24.9 per cent. It noted that the fig was higher ...