Nigeria records seven deaths, 105 infections in two weeks

Nigeria has recorded 105 confirmed Lassa fever infections and seven deaths in the second week of 2022.

At Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) announced in the latest situation report published on Tuesday on its website, noting that the number of new confirmed cases increased from 30 in the first week to 77 cases in the second week of 2023.

The report shows that the confirmed cases in the second week, from January 9 to 15, were reported from Ondo, Edo, Ebonyi, Bauchi, Benue, Kogi, Imo, Oyo and Nasarawa.

Cumulatively, the NCDC noted that from week one to week two, seven deaths were recorded with a case fatality rate (CFR) of 7.8 percent which is lower than the CFR for the same period in 2022 (11.5 percent)

According to the NCDC, the trio of Ondo, Edo and Bauchi States accounted for 84 percent of all confirmed Lassa fever cases.

Edo State reported 39 percent, while Ondo and Bauchi States reported 37 percent and eight percent respectively.

The NCDC also noted that no new health workers were affected in the reporting week, adding that the number of suspected cases has decreased compared to those reported during the same period in 2022.

Lassa fever

Lassa fever is an acute viral hemorrhagic disease (profuse bleeding) that is transmitted to humans through contact with food or household items contaminated by infected rats or contaminated people.

Symptoms include fever, headache, sore throat, general body weakness, cough, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, muscle pain, chest pain, and in severe cases, bleeding from the ears, eyes, nose, mouth, and other openings of the body that cannot be stopped. explained.