The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, has registered 1,068 Lassa fever infections across 112 local government areas in 28 states of the federation.
The NCDC said this via its official website today in its Lassa Fever Situation Report for Week 37. The centre indicated that 75 percent of the cases were detected in Ondo, Edo, and Bauchi States.
According to the NCDC, there are currently 7,352 individuals with suspected cases and the infection has resulted in the unfortunate loss of at least 181 lives in the country. The centre said that the case-fatality ratio of the infection stood at 16.9 per cent.
Cumulatively from week 1 to week 37, 2023, the report stated that 181 deaths have been reported with a case fatality rate of 16.9 per cent which is lower than the CFR for the same period in 2022 (19.1 per cent), adding that in total for 2023, 28 States have recorded at least one confirmed case across 112 local government areas.