Thursday, 5 March 2020

PRO/AH/EDR> Lassa fever - West Africa (13): Nigeria

Lassa Fever -- Nigeria
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Table 1: Summary of current week (9), cumulative from epiweeks 1-9, 2020, and comparison with previous year (2019).
Current week (9) [(24 Feb-1 Mar 2020) / Cumulative weeks 1-9 / Cumulative 2019 weeks 1-9
Suspected cases: 421 / 3054 / 1374
Confirmed cases: 85 / 775 / 420
Probable cases: 0 / 9 / 15
Deaths: 11 / 132 / 93
Case fatality rate (CFR): 12.9% / 17.0% / 22.1%
Number of states affected: 9 / 27 / 21
Local government areas (LGAs) affected: 30 / 118 /

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