The Nigeria Centre for Illness Management and Prevention, NCDC says it registered seven further new circumstances of Lassa fever from Edo, Bauchi and Kogi States.
The NCDC revealed this on its official web site on Friday, including that the seven circumstances have been recorded between July 22 and July 28.
Lassa fever is an acute viral hemorrhagic (extreme bleeding) sickness transmitted to people by contact with meals or home items contaminated by contaminated rodents or individuals.
Its signs embrace fever, headache, sore throat, basic physique weak spot, cough, nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, muscle pains, chest ache, and in extreme circumstances, unexplained bleeding from ears, eyes, nostril, mouth, and different physique openings.
NCDC mentioned Edo reported 4 circumstances, Bauchi two, whereas Kogi had one however with no deaths recorded through the interval beneath evaluation.
It mentioned 163 deaths have been, nevertheless, reported in 2024, with a Case Fatality Fee (CFR) of 17.0 per cent, decrease than the 17.3 per cent recorded throughout the identical interval in 2023.
The general public well being company added that 66 per cent of confirmed circumstances in 2024 have been from Ondo, Edo and Bauchi, whereas 34 per cent have been reported from 25 states.
“In complete for 2024, 28 states recorded at the very least one confirmed case of Lassa fever throughout 125 native authorities areas,” it famous.
The company listed a number of the challenges within the combat in opposition to Lassa fever to incorporate late presentation of circumstances resulting in a rise in CFR and poor health-seeking behaviour because of the excessive value of remedy, in addition to medical administration of the illness.
Others are poor environmental sanitation circumstances noticed in high-burden communities and poor consciousness in communities.
The centre acknowledged that people between the ages of 31 and 40 have been these predominantly affected within the reporting interval, nevertheless, added that no well being employee was contaminated.
It defined that the surge highlighted the rising concern and the necessity for heightened surveillance and preventive measures throughout the nation.
The general public well being company urged the general public to stick to beneficial security protocols and to report any signs to native well being authorities promptly.
The NCDC mentioned it was additionally intensifying efforts to hint contacts and implement management measures to curb the unfold of the illness.
The company mentioned it could proceed to watch the state of affairs carefully and work with state well being companies to make sure a coordinated response.
“The Nationwide Lassa Fever Multi-partner, Multi-sectoral Technical Working Group (TWG) will even proceed to coordinate responses in any respect ranges,” it added.
