摘要
27 January 2016 The National IHR Focal Point of Nigeria has notified WHO of different outbreaks of Lassa fever occurring in the country.
詳細內容
27 January 2016 The National IHR Focal Point of Nigeria has notified WHO of different outbreaks of Lassa fever occurring in the country. Details of the outbreaksBetween August 2015 and 23 January 2016, 159 suspected cases of Lassa fever, including 82 deaths, were reported across 19 states. Investigations are ongoing and a retrospective review of cases is currently being performed; therefore, these figures are subject to change. The 4 most affected states are Bauchi, Edo, Oyo and Taraba, which account for 54% of the confirmed cases (n=54) and 52% of the reported deaths (n=34). The remaining 15 States have reported less than 5 confirmed cases. Samples of 54 cases, including 34 deaths, were confirmed for Lassa fever by reverse transcription polymerase-chain reaction (RT-PCR). All samples tested negative for Ebola virus disease, Dengue and yellow fever. To date, 4 health care workers were laboratory-confirmed for Lassa fever; of these 4 cases, 2 passed away. It is important to note that these cases are not considered as cases of hospital-acquired infection as no confirmed or suspected cases were reported in the 4 different health facilities where these health care workers were employed.As of 21 January, 2,504 contacts had been listed and 1,942 are currently being monitored. A total of 562 contacts have completed follow up. So far, none of the contacts have tested positive for Lassa fever.
影響地區
- The National
- Focal Point
- Nigeria
- Lassa
- Details
- Between August
- Investigations
- Bauchi
- Edo
- Oyo
相關疾病
- Dengue
- Ebola
- Lassa
- yellow fever
萃取時間: 2026-02-05T15:09:24Z 資料來源: WHO Disease Outbreak News