Friday, 21 February 2020

PRO/AH/EDR> Lassa fever - West Africa (11): Nigeria

Lassa Fever -- Nigeria
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Table 1: Summary of current week (7), cumulative from epiweeks 1-7, 2020 and comparison with previous year (2019).
Current week (7) [10-16 Feb 2020] / Cumulative weeks 1-7 / Cumulative 2019 weeks 1-7
Suspected cases: 471 / 2176 / 1157
Confirmed cases: 115 / 586 / 355
Probable cases: 3 / 7 / 12
Deaths: 18 / 103 / 75
Case fatality rate (CFR): 15.7 % / 17.6 % / 21.1 %
Number of states affected: 16 / 26 / 21
Local government areas (LGAs) affected: 41 / 101/

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