Friday, 8 November 2019

PRO/AH/EDR> Lassa fever - West Africa (37): Nigeria

Lassa Fever -- Nigeria
The National Centre for Disease Control on Wednesday [6 Nov 2019] said 113 suspected cases of Lassa fever were reported in 12 council areas in 9 states and the Federal Capital Territory. The NCDC said on its website that 13 of the cases were confirmed, with 2 deaths recorded.
The states affected are Edo (72), Ondo (18), Ebonyi (5), Bauchi (11), Nasarawa (1), Plateau (1), the FCT (2), Adamawa (1), Benue (1), and Ogun (1).
The agency said the national Lassa fever multi-partner,

Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?6767849&promed&0

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