Nigeria information 5 deaths, 40 new infections

Nigeria has confirmed 40 new Lassa fever infections and 5 deaths in a single week, spanning 27 February to five March.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) disclosed in its newest scenario report revealed Tuesday on its web site for week 9, noting that the variety of new confirmed instances decreased from 59 in week eight to 40 instances.

The report confirmed that the brand new instances have been reported from Bauchi, Ondo, Taraba, Edo, and Ebonyi states.

NCDC famous that cumulatively from week one to week 9, 109 deaths have been reported with a case fatality fee (CFR) of 16.1 per cent which is decrease than the CFR for a similar interval in 2022 (18.6 per cent).

In line with the NCDC, 22 states have recorded at the very least one confirmed case throughout 89 Native Authorities Areas, with 72 per cent of all confirmed instances reported from three states of Ondo, Edo, and Bauchi.

The illness management centre famous that Ondo State has up to now accounted for 33 per cent of all confirmed instances, whereas Edo and Bauchi accounted for 29 and 10 per cent respectively.

It additionally maintained that the variety of suspected instances elevated in comparison with that reported for a similar interval in 2022, including that one new healthcare employee was affected within the reporting week.

Lassa fever

Lassa fever is an acute viral hemorrhagic (extreme bleeding) sickness that’s transmitted to people by way of contact with meals or home items contaminated by contaminated rodents or contaminated individuals.
Its signs embody fever, headache, sore throat, normal physique weak point, cough, nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, muscle pains, chest ache, and in extreme instances, unexplainable bleeding from ears, eyes, nostril, mouth, and different physique openings.

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The NCDC added within the report that the challenges with response to Lassa fever within the nation embody late presentation of instances resulting in a rise in CFR, poor health-seeking behaviour because of the excessive price of remedy and medical administration of the an infection, poor environmental sanitation situations, and poor consciousness noticed in high-burden communities.