Lassa Fever — Nigeria
Highlights
– In the reporting week 49 (3-9 Dec 2018), 7 new confirmed cases were reported from Edo (1), Ondo (2), Bauchi (1), Plateau (1), and Kaduna (2) state, with 2 new deaths in Kaduna (1) and Ondo (1).
– From 1 Jan-9 Dec 2018, a total of 3276 suspected cases have been reported. Of these, 588 were confirmed positive, 17 were probable, and 2672 were negative (not a case).
– Since the onset of the 2018 outbreak, there have been 149 deaths in confirmed cases and 17 in probable cases. Case
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