Lassa Fever — Nigeria
Highlights
– In the reporting Week 09 (26 Feb- 4 Mar 2018) 35 new confirmed I cases were
recorded from 5 states: Edo (19 cases), Ondo (5), Bauchi (1), Ebonyi (9), and Plateau (1), with 7 new deaths in confirmed cases from 3 states; Ondo (2), Edo (2), and Ebonyi (3)
– From 1 Jan – 4 Mar 2018, a total of 1121 suspected cases. Of these, 353 are confirmed positive, 8 are probable, 723 are negative (not a case) and 37 are awaiting laboratory results (pending). 18 States are active: (Edo, Ondo,
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