Health: Lassa fever claims 168 lives in 25 States

The Nigeria Centre for disorder manipulate (NCDC) says Lassa fever has claimed 168 lives in 25 States.

NCDC, in a state of affairs record, stated the States affected are Rivers, Katsina, Kano, Lagos, Kebbi, Niger, Adamawa, Imo, FCT, Delta, Kano, Imo, Kaduna, Anambra, Plateau, Nasarawa, Enugu, Oyo, Gombe, Taraba, Benue, Ebonyi, Kogi, Bauchi, Edo, Ondo.

In the scenario report, out of the 6304 suspected cases, 889 instances were shown in the course of the length.

It defined that cumulatively from week 1 to week 32, 2022, 168 deaths had been stated with a case fatality rate (CFR) of 18.9 percent, which is lower than the CFR for the same period in 2021 (23. Four percent).

It further explained, “In general for 2022, 25 States have recorded at least one confirmed case across one zero one local government areas.”

It stated that of all of the confirmed instances, Ondo has 70 percent (31 percent), (26 percent) in Edo, and (thirteen percent) in the Bauchi States.

The report in addition explained that the countrywide Lassa fever multi-accomplice, multi-sectoral Technical working group (TWG) continues to coordinate the response sports at all tiers, stressing that no new healthcare employee turned into affected inside the reporting week 32.