The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control noted on its website on Sunday’s Lassa fever situation report that 723 cases have been managed at the case management centre for the Lassa fever disease.
The center stated “Cumulatively, from week 1 to week 17 in 2022, 151 deaths have been reported with a case fatality rate of 19.6%.
“In total, for 2022, 23 states have recorded at least one confirmed case across 95 local government areas. Of all confirmed cases, 68% are from states namely, Ondo (28 %), Edo (25%) and Bauchi (15%).
“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.”
Also, NCDC noted that while 51 health workers have been affected, 723 persons have been hospitalised.
It added, “The Federal Ministry of Environment is also implementing a Lassa fever environmental response campaign in high burden states.
