Nigeria records 189 Lassa fever deaths — NCDC
OUT of 1,067 confirmed cases in 112 Local Government Areas in 27 states of the Federation in 2022, more than 89 deaths from Lassa fever were reported. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, reported that there were 8,202 suspected cases of Lassa fever for Epi Week 52: 26 December 2022–1 January 2023, even though 63 healthcare personnel were among the victims. The Report also noted that the number of reported deaths with a case fatality rate (CFR) of 17.7 percent was lower than the CFR for the same period in 2021 (20.0 percent). According to the NCDC, the number of suspected cases increased compared to that reported for the sa...