{"id":134680,"date":"2022-01-14T21:29:17","date_gmt":"2022-01-14T20:29:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=134680"},"modified":"2022-01-14T21:29:51","modified_gmt":"2022-01-14T20:29:51","slug":"nigeria-records-48-new-cases-of-lassa-fever-in-one-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/01\/14\/nigeria-records-48-new-cases-of-lassa-fever-in-one-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria records 48 new cases of Lassa Fever in one week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>48 confirmed cases of Lassa Fever were in one week recorded from January 3 \u2013 9, 2022, the latest epidemiological data from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has shown.<\/p>\n<p>The report showed that in the same week, there were 222 suspected cases of the disease with two deaths reported.<\/p>\n<p>The cases were reported in ten States and 20 local government areas.<\/p>\n<p>The States are Bauchi, Edo, Ondo, Benue, Taraba, Kaduna, Plateau, Kogi, Cross River and Ebonyi.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/01\/11\/omicron-schools-to-bar-students-teachers-with-high-temperature-ncdc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NCDC<\/a> stated that of all confirmed cases, three states accounted for 79 per cent.<\/p>\n<p>The States are from Bauchi (29 per cent), Edo (27 per cent) and Ondo (23 per cent) States.<\/p>\n<p>The agency, while urging Nigerians to keep their environment clean to prevent Lassa Fever, also explained that the virus is spread through contact with the body fluids of infected persons; urine, faeces, saliva or blood of infected rodents; and objects, household items, surfaces or eating food contaminated by infected rodents.<\/p>\n<p>It also urged Nigerians to avoid self-medication and report immediately to a health facility for diagnosis when ill.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>48 confirmed cases of Lassa Fever were in one week recorded from January 3 \u2013 9, 2022, the latest epidemiological data from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has shown. 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