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PRO/AH/EDR> Lassa fever – Nigeria (08)

October 10, 2015 editor Global Disease Alerts
Lassa Fever -- NigeriaNo Lassa fever cases were reported in week 39, 2015, compared with 1 suspected case from Lafia LGA (local government area] (Nasarawa State) at same period in 2014.Between weeks 1 and 39, 2015, 227 Lassa fever cases with 11 lab-confirmed and 6 deaths (CFR [case fatality rate], 2.6 percent) from 21 LGAs (10 States & FCT [Federal Capital Territory]) were reported compared with 916 cases with 93 lab-confirmed and 31 deaths (CFR, 3.4 percent) from 30 LGAs (12 States) at the same Read more [...]
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