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Lassa fever: NCDC confirms 894 new cases

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The number of Lassa fever infections since the beginning of 2022 is 894, with 168 deaths, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control.

The latest situation report released for week 33 by the NCDC also showed that there are 6392 suspected cases of the infection across 101 Local Government Areas in 25 states.

Lassa fever is a viral haemorrhagic fever and an acute viral illness and the zoonotic disease has a high morbidity and mortality rate and economic and health security implications.The report read in part “In week 33, the number of new confirmed cases decreased from 9 in week 32, 2022 to 5 cases. These were reported from Ondo and Edo States.

 

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