PRO/AH/EDR> Lassa fever - West Africa (18): Nigeria

Lassa Fever -- Nigeria
Key points
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Current week (19) [4-10 May 2020) / Cumulative weeks 1-19 / Cumulative 2019 weeks 1-19
Suspected cases: 72 / 4693 / 2426
Confirmed cases: 9 / 1000 / 569
Probable cases: 0 / 14 / 15
Deaths: 1 / 192 / 128
Case fatality rate (CFR [%]): 11.1 / 19.2 / 22.5
Number of states affected: 4 / 27 / 21
Local government areas (LGAs) affected: 5 / 128 / 82
Highlights
- In week 19, the number of new confirmed cases increased from 5 cases in week 18, 2020 to 9 cases.

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