NCDC Lassa fever Situation Report Epi Week 39: 21 – 27 September 2020
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- Nigeria
- Fuentes
- Govt. Nigeria
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Highlights
• In week 39, the number of new confirmed cases increased from 4 in week 38, 2020 to 7 cases. These were reported from 2 States (Edo and Ondo) (Table 3).
• Cumulatively from week 1 to week 39, 2020, 227 deaths have been reported with a case fatality rate (CFR) of 20.7% which is lower than the CFR for the same period in 2019 (21.4%).
• In total for 2020, 27 States have recorded at least one confirmed case across 129 Local Government Areas (Figure 2 and 3).
• Of all confirmed cases, 74% are from Ondo (35%), Edo (32%) and Ebonyi (7%) States.
• The predominant age-group affected is 21-30 years (Range: <1 to 99 years, Median Age: 30 years). The male to female ratio for confirmed cases is 1:0.9 (Figure 4).
• The number of suspected cases has significantly increased compared to that reported for the same period in 2019.
• No new Healthcare worker was affected in the reporting week 39.
• Lassa fever outbreak emergency phase declared over on the 28th of April 2020 based on composite indicators national threshold.
• National Lassa fever multi-partner, multi-sectoral Technical Working Group (TWG) continues to coordinate the response activities at all levels.