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PRO/AH/EDR> Lassa Fever – West Africa (46): Nigeria

Lassa Fever -- NigeriaHighlights- In the reporting week 46 (12-18 Nov 2018), 3 new confirmed cases were reported from Edo (1) and Ondo (2) states with one new death.- From 1 Jan-18 Nov 2018, a total of 3086 suspected cases have been reported from 22 states. Of these, 562 were confirmed positive, 17 probable, 2507 negative (not a case).- Since the onset of the 2018 outbreak, there have been 144 deaths in confirmed cases and 17 in probable cases. Case fatality rate (CFR) in confirmed cases is 25.6 Read more [...]