Nigeria Centre for Illness Management and Prevention (NCDC) has mentioned that the nation has recorded 38 new confirmed instances of Lassa fever and 9 deaths in a single week.
NCDC disclosed this in its week seven epidemiological (epi) report on its official web site.
The brand new instances, a decline from the 54 recorded in week 6, have been reported throughout Bauchi, Ondo, Taraba, Edo, Plateau, Cross River, and Kogi states. Regardless of the drop in instances, the fatality fee stays regarding, with a case fatality fee (CFR) of 19.7 per cent, larger than the 17.8 per cent recorded in the identical interval in 2024.
Based on the NCDC, at the least one confirmed case has been reported in 12 states for the reason that starting of the yr, affecting 66 native authorities areas.
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The illness stays concentrated in three states: Ondo, Edo, and Bauchi, which accounted for 73 p.c of all confirmed instances. Ondo led with 34 p.c, adopted by Edo (21%) and Bauchi (18%).
The report signifies that younger adults between the ages of 21 and 30 are probably the most affected, although instances have been recorded in people starting from one to 94. The male-to-female ratio amongst confirmed instances stands at 1:0.8.
Nevertheless, no new healthcare employee infections have been recorded through the week, and the variety of suspected instances has decreased in comparison with the identical interval in 2024.
The report said that in response to the continuing outbreak, the Nationwide Lassa Fever Multi-Accomplice, Multi-Sectoral Incident Administration System (IMS) stays lively, coordinating efforts to comprise the unfold of the virus in any respect ranges.
Lassa fever is a viral hemorrhagic fever primarily transmitted by way of contact with rodent excreta or bodily fluids of contaminated people.
NCDC has urged Nigerians to take care of correct hygiene and keep away from publicity to rodents to scale back transmission dangers.
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