Wednesday, 27 January 2021

PRO/AH/EDR> Lassa fever - West Africa (03): Nigeria

Lassa Fever -- Nigeria
Key points:
Current week (02) (11-17 Jan 2021) / Cumulative week 1 / Cumulative 2020 week 1
Suspected cases: 117 / 226 / 255
Confirmed cases: 14 / 23 / 82
Probable cases: 0 / 0 / 0
Deaths: 2 / 4 / 14
Case fatality rate (CFR [%]): 14.3 / 17.4 / 17.1
Number of states affected: 3 / 5 / 8
Local government areas (LGAs) affected: 8 / 12 / 13
Highlights
- In week 2, the number of new confirmed cases increased from 9 in week 1, 2021 to 14 cases. These were reported from 3 states (Edo,

Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?8140171&promed&0

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