Lassa Fever In Nigeria: NCDC Reports 149 Lassa Fever Deaths In Four Months
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control announced that 149 Nigerians have died from Lassa Fever in four months.
The NCDC disclosed this on Wednesday in their latest health update.
Edo and Edo states topped the list with the highest number of deaths, according to the report.
This health news platform obtained from reliable sources that more cases of this disease are recorded during the dry season.
It was learned that the Lassa fever which is endemic in Nigeria occurs all through the year.
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Since the 2016 outbreak, the health control body noted an increase in the number of cases.
See the number of cases recorded between 2019 till date:
2019: 796 cases.
2020: 1,165 cases.
2021: 4,632 cases.
2022: 149 deaths and updates on the number of cases are still coming.
NCDC said:
“So far in 2022, 149 people have lost their lives; the highest deaths reported so far in four years.
“Cumulatively from week 1 to week 17 in the year 2022, 149 deaths have been reported with a case fatality rate of 19.6 per cent.
“In total for 2022, 23 states have recorded at least one confirmed case across 95 local government areas. Of all confirmed cases, 68 per cent are from states namely; Ondo (28 per cent), Edo (25 percent) and Bauchi (15 percent).
“The predominant age-group affected is 21-30 years (range: 1 to 80 years, median age: 30 years). The number of suspected cases has increased compared to that reported for the same period in 2021.”
So far the number of deaths have been collated from the highest to the lowest affected states. Ondo state tops the list while Cross River, Kano and Katsina are the least affected.
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See the updates below:
Ondo – 37 deaths.
Edo – 26
Bauchi – 12
Kogi – 7
Ebonyi – 18
Taraba -14
Benue -8
Gombe -8
Nasarawa -6
Oyo -4
Kaduna -3
Enugu -2,
Anambra -1
Cross River -1
Kano -1
Katsina -1.
Lassa Fever In Nigeria: NCDC Reports 149 Lassa Fever Deaths In Four Months
See all the latest health news in Nigeria
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control announced that 149 Nigerians have died from Lassa Fever in four months.
The NCDC disclosed this on Wednesday in their latest health update.
Edo and Edo states topped the list with the highest number of deaths, according to the report.
This health news platform obtained from reliable sources that more cases of this disease are recorded during the dry season.
It was learned that the Lassa fever which is endemic in Nigeria occurs all through the year.
This latest health news in Nigeria was brought to you by the best HMO in Nigeria
Since the 2016 outbreak, the health control body noted an increase in the number of cases.
See the number of cases recorded between 2019 till date:
2019: 796 cases.
2020: 1,165 cases.
2021: 4,632 cases.
2022: 149 deaths and updates on the number of cases are still coming.
NCDC said:
“So far in 2022, 149 people have lost their lives; the highest deaths reported so far in four years.
“Cumulatively from week 1 to week 17 in the year 2022, 149 deaths have been reported with a case fatality rate of 19.6 per cent.
“In total for 2022, 23 states have recorded at least one confirmed case across 95 local government areas. Of all confirmed cases, 68 per cent are from states namely; Ondo (28 per cent), Edo (25 percent) and Bauchi (15 percent).
“The predominant age-group affected is 21-30 years (range: 1 to 80 years, median age: 30 years). The number of suspected cases has increased compared to that reported for the same period in 2021.”
So far the number of deaths have been collated from the highest to the lowest affected states. Ondo state tops the list while Cross River, Kano and Katsina are the least affected.
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See the updates below:
Ondo – 37 deaths.
Edo – 26
Bauchi – 12
Kogi – 7
Ebonyi – 18
Taraba -14
Benue -8
Gombe -8
Nasarawa -6
Oyo -4
Kaduna -3
Enugu -2,
Anambra -1
Cross River -1
Kano -1
Katsina -1.
