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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has announced that the total number of confirmed Lassa fever cases has increased to 963 in 2020.

It said 12 new cases were recorded between March 30 and April 5, 2020.

The NCDC said this in its 2020 Week 14 report made available on its website on Thursday.

It also said 188 deaths have been reported in the country this year.

Part of the report read, “In week 14, the number of new confirmed cases decreased from 19 cases in week 13, 2020 to 12 cases. These were reported from five states – Edo, Ondo, Ebonyi, Bauchi, and Sokoto.

Cumulatively from week 1 to week 14, 2020, 188 deaths have been reported with a case fatality rate of 19.5 per cent which is lower than the CFR for the same period in 2019 – 22.7 per cent.

“In total for 2020, 27 States have recorded at least one confirmed case across 126 Local Government Areas.

Of all 963 confirmed cases, 72 per cent are from Edo (32 per cent), Ondo (32 per cent) and Ebonyi (eight per cent) states.

“The predominant age-group affected is 21-30 years. The male to female ratio for confirmed cases is 1:1.2.

“The number of suspected cases has significantly increased compared to that reported for the same period in 2019.


https://punchng.com/nigeria-confirms-12-new-lassa-fever-cases-total-now-963/

Op are you okay We are dealing with coro. Put any other virus for trash Smh

NnaEnh..

So we did not close the economy because of lassa fever that has killed close to 200 people and with something close to 1000 cases.


But we are on lockdown because of COVIKK 419

Makavelli25:
Op are you okay
We are dealing with coro. Put any other virus for trash
Smh

Because you are not aware that lassa is more deadly

gurunlocker:
So we did not close the economy because of lassa fever that has killed close to 200 people and with something close to 1000 cases.


But we are on lockdown because of COVIKK 419

Is Lassa fever contagious like this covid?

We never solved this problem when coro joined and overtook Lassa fever.

Thank God for coro it has surely exposed the ailing and failing health system....

I hope they use this period to fix it to a reasonable standard.

dominique:
Is Lassa fever contagious like this covid?

Not contagious like COVID, but obviously we have different type of COVID in Nigeria. It's na avenue for some people to get rich.


Some governors are even angry that they did not get COVID grant..... Speaks a lot!

Makavelli25:
Op are you okay
We are dealing with coro. Put any other virus for trash
Smh

I think Nigerians are more at risk of contracting this highly deadly virus because of a reduction in the number of public sensitivity programs about it. It is unfortunate that Nigerians I dying from this deadly disease and no one is talking about it.
There is a fear that it because it more of poor people's disease hence no attention being paid to it

. While we are focusing our attention on COVID19, this Lassa fever is coming up. God save us.

goldenboyofpsy:
We never solved this problem when coro joined and overtook Lassa fever.

Thank God for coro it has surely exposed the ailing and failing health system....

I hope they use this period to fix it to a reasonable standard.

No one seems to be interested. That is the biggest fear. Billions have been put into fighting Coronavirus(rightly so too), but if Lassa fever has been given this attention, I'm sure we would have gone a long way in fighting it.

Escalze:
. While we are focusing our attention on COVID19, this Lassa fever is coming up. God save us.

My brother it not coming up ooo, it already looking us in the face. Our medical health practitioners are stretched already

biofem01:
No one seems to be interested. That is the biggest fear. Billions have been put into fighting Coronavirus(rightly so too), but if Lassa fever has been given this attention, I'm sure we would have gone a long way in fighting it.

Lassa fever is a poor man dieseas. Coro na rich man oo
So you don't expect them not to donate handsomely to this cause if them no one die..

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goldenboyofpsy:
Lassa fever is a poor man dieseas. Coro na rich man oo
So you don't expect them not to donate handsomely to this cause if them no one die..

It is really sad my brother.