Tuesday, 21 May 2019

PRO/AH/EDR> Lassa fever - West Africa (26): Nigeria

Lassa Fever -- Nigeria
- In the reporting week 19 (6-12 May 2019) 4 new confirmed cases were reported from 3 states -- Edo (2), Ebonyi (1), and Taraba (1) states with no new deaths;
- From 1 Jan-12 May 2019, a total of 2426 suspected cases have been reported from 21 states. Of these, 569 were confirmed positive, 15 probable and 1842 negative (not a case);
- Since the onset of the 2019 outbreak, there have been 128 deaths in confirmed cases. Case fatality ratio in confirmed cases is 22.5%;
- 21 states (Edo, Ondo,

Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?6478581&promed&0

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