{"id":121724,"date":"2021-12-16T13:08:55","date_gmt":"2021-12-16T12:08:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=121724"},"modified":"2021-12-16T13:30:07","modified_gmt":"2021-12-16T12:30:07","slug":"ncdc-434-lassa-fever-cases-80-deaths-recorded-in-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/12\/16\/ncdc-434-lassa-fever-cases-80-deaths-recorded-in-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"NCDC: 434 Lassa fever cases, 80 deaths recorded in 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has stated that 434 cases of Lassa fever have been recorded in Nigeria in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>It further disclosed that\u00a0t<span class=\"s2\">he states affected include Edo (192), Ondo (150), Taraba (21), Ebonyi (17), Bauchi (15), Benue (8), Plateau (8), Kaduna (7), Enugu (5), Nasarawa (3), Kogi (3), Cross River (1),<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Imo (1), Anambra (1), Delta (1), and Abia (1).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s2\">According to the NCDC\u2019s recent Lassa fever situation report, at least 80 persons were also confirmed to have died of the disease this year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s2\">\u201cOf all confirmed cases, 84% are from Edo (44%), Ondo (35%) and Taraba (5%) States,\u201d the report reads.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s2\">\u201cThe predominant age-group affected is 21-30 years (Range: &lt;1to70years, Median\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s2\">Age:29years). The male to female ratio for confirmed cases is 1:0.8.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s2\">\u201cThe number of suspected cases has decreased compared to that reported for the same period in 2020.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/10\/02\/ncdc-records-161-new-cases-of-covid-19-in-12-states-abuja\/\">NCDC<\/a> on Tuesday announced that<span class=\"s2\">\u00a0a pregnant woman and a doctor died of Lassa fever in Nasarawa state.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s2\">It said another medical doctor linked to the index case was also confirmed to have Lassa fever and is currently receiving medical care in the FCT.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s2\">The agency said following the confirmation of Lassa fever cases in Nasarawa state and the FCT, it has intensified the activities of the national multi-sectoral and multi-disciplinary Lassa fever Technical Working Group (TWG) for Lassa fever surveillance and response in the country.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">It added that the Lassa fever emergency operation centres have also been activated by the affected state and the FCT.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has stated that 434 cases of Lassa fever have been recorded in Nigeria in 2021. 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