Nigeria’s Lassa Cases Increase to 929 in September

Nigeria’s Lassa Cases Increase to 929 in September

Nigeria’s Lassa Cases Increase to 929 in September Cases of Lassa fever in the country have increased to 929 as of September 25, 2022, the latest situation report from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC has revealed. This is just as the death toll hits 172 so far in the year. The report revealed

Nigeria’s Lassa Cases Increase to 929 in September

Cases of Lassa fever in the country have increased to 929 as of September 25, 2022, the latest situation report from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC has revealed.

This is just as the death toll hits 172 so far in the year.

The report revealed that the confirmed cases for week 38 were higher than the confirmed cases recorded in the same period in 2021, which were 379.

Lassa fever is an acute viral illness and a viral haemorrhagic fever. The causative agent is a single-stranded RNA virus in the family Arenaviridae, the Lassa virus.

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