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Lassa Fever Outbreak Claims 72 Lives in Nigeria; Over 400 Confirmed Instances Throughout 21 States: NCDC Report
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At the very least 72 deadly instances of Lassa fever have been reported in Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation, because the starting of this yr, public well being authorities stated on Thursday.
The 72 deaths had been amongst a complete of 411 instances confirmed so removed from the outbreak of the viral hemorrhagic fever recorded throughout 21 states since January, Xinhua information company reported, citing the newest report of the Nigeria Heart for Illness Management and Prevention (NCDC).
Sixty-five per cent of the full confirmed instances had been reported from the three states of Ondo, Edo, and Bauchi, whereas 35 per cent had been reported from 18 different states, the NCDC stated.
A complete of two,122 instances have been recorded to date this yr, marking a big lower from 8,280 suspected instances recorded in the identical interval in 2023, stated the nationwide illness management company.
Two well being staff have been to date affected by the Lassa fever outbreak within the nation, with the predominant age group of victims being 21 years and 30 years of age, the NCDC stated in its report.
Lassa fever is a illness unfold to people by way of meals or home goods contaminated with rodent urine or faeces. It’s reportedly transmitted when saliva, urine, and excreta of rats come into contact with people.
In 2023, a minimum of 219 deaths had been recorded from 1,227 confirmed instances of Lassa fever, in response to the NCDC.
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