Death toll from Lassa fever hits 102, cases now 4,632

10 Jan Death toll from Lassa fever hits 102, cases now 4,632

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, on Sunday reported an increase of Lassa fever deaths by 102 to 4,632.

The Centre said it has sent letters to states on the dangers of Lassa fever and the symptoms to look out for.

In its latest advisory and situation report, the NCDC said, “Lassa fever initially presents like any other febrile disease such as malaria. its symptoms include fever, headache, sore throat, general body weakness, cough, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, muscle pains, chest pain and in severe cases, unexplainable bleeding from ears, eyes, nose, mouth and other body

Ondo had the highest number of deaths reporting 47 deaths, Edo reported 15 deaths, Bauchi 12; Taraba 12; Ebonyi 9; Kaduna 4; Enugu 1 and Nasarawa with two deaths respectively.”

Details of the cases by states are as follows: “Edo 2,725; Ondo 1,006;  Bauchi 164; Ebonyi 143; Nassarawa 79; Taraba 72; FCT 59; Kaduna 53;Delta 50; Plateau 42; Benue 34; Kano 24 Gombe 22; Kogi 17;Lagos 16; Borno 15; Enugu 14.

Others include Jigawa 12; Abia 11;Anambra 10;Rivers 10; Imo 9; Adamawa 8;Kwara 4;Yobe four; Oyo four; Cross River four;Bayelsa three; Sokoto three; Ekiti three;Ogun three; Osun three; Katsina two; Kebbi two;Niger one and Zamfara one.