27 Jan Nigeria records 26 Lassa fever deaths, 115 cases this year
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has said the country has recorded 115 confirmed cases and 26 deaths from Lassa fever this year.
The NCDC in a statement on Wednesday signed by its Director-General, Dr Ifedayo Adetifa said the cases were reported from 30 Local Government Areas across 11 states.
“Furthermore, the reports in weeks 1 and 2 show the highest number of confirmed cases,” the statement read in parts.
NCDC said it has activated the national multi-sectoral and multi-disciplinary Lassa fever Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) in response to the Lassa fever outbreak in some parts of the country.
“This became necessary given the increase in the number of confirmed Lassa fever cases across the country and a joint risk assessment with partners and sister agencies,” it said.
The agency said that since 2016, it has worked hard to improve diagnostic capacity for the disease, adding that currently, seven laboratories can conduct confirmatory tests for Lassa fever in Nigeria and are coordinated by the NCDC’s National Reference Laboratory (NRL).
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