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Lassa fever kills 40 in Nigeria

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Lassa Fever

Lassa fever killed 40 people in Nigeria in the first four weeks of 2022, the country’s Centre for Disease Control said on Friday.

In its Lassa fever situational report for week four, the NCDC said 42 new cases and six new deaths were recorded for the week. The new cases were reported in Ondo, Bauchi, Edo, Enugu and Delta States.

The centre disclosed that the number of deaths recorded from the first to last week was 40, with a case fatality rate (CFR) of 19 percent.

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The fever has been reported in 14 states and 43 local government areas in the country.

According to the report, Ondo State topped the list with 30 percent of all confirmed cases followed by Edo and Bauchi with 27 percent and 25 percent respectively.

The NCDC said 229 suspected cases were reported in the week under review, adding that the worst-hit were people between ages 21 and 30 years.

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