NCDC Confirms Four New Lassa Fever Cases.
Four new cases of Lassa fever have been confirmed from three states in the country, with no new death recorded.
Of these, 569 were confirmed positive, 15 probable and 1842 negative , while case fatality ratio in confirmed cases is 22.5 per cent.There is at least one confirmed case across 82 Local Government Areas of Edo, Ondo, Bauchi, Nasarawa, Ebonyi, and Plateau. Predominant age-group affected is 21-40 years while the ratio of male to female for confirmed cases is 1.2:1.No new healthcare worker was affected in the reporting week, although a total of 18 healthcare workers have been infected in eight states since the onset of the outbreak with two deaths in Enugu and Edo States.
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