The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported one death and confirmed 15 new cases of Lassa fever within one week across the country.
The NCDC said this in a situation report for week 13 published on its website on Friday.
The center noted a decrease in the number of confirmed cases from 25 cases in week 12 to 15 in the reporting week, although the number of suspected cases increased compared to the same period in 2023.
Cumulatively, from week one to 13, the country recorded 806 confirmed cases and 150 deaths, with a case fatality rate (CFR) of 18.6 percent, higher than the CFR for the same period in 2023 (17.5 percent).
According to the report, no health worker was infected in the reporting week, adding that individuals between the ages of 31 and 40 were predominantly affected by the infection.
The NCDC said the national Lassa fever multi-partner, multi-sectoral incident management system had been activated to coordinate response at all levels at the emergency operations centre (EOC).
