PRO/AH/EDR> Lassa fever – West Africa (15): Nigeria

Lassa Fever — Nigeria
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Table 1: Summary of current week (13), cumulative from epiweeks 1-13, 2020, and comparison with previous year (2019)
Current week (13) [23-29 Mar 2020) / Cumulative weeks 1-13 / Cumulative 2019 weeks 1-13
Suspected cases: 182 / 4194 / 2034
Confirmed cases: 19 / 951/ 526
Probable cases: 0 / 14 / 15
Deaths: 1 / 185 / 121
Case fatality rate (CFR [%]): 5.3 / 19.5 / 23.0
Number of states affected: 8 / 27 / 21
Local government areas (LGAs) affected: 14 / 126 /