Nigeria records 784 cases, 142 deaths from Lassa fever

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Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NSCDC) says the nation has recorded 784 cases of Lassa Fever and 142 deaths across 23 states in 2023.

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According to NCDC in Epidemiological Week 11, the number of new confirmed cases decreased from 70 in Week 10 of 2023, to 38 cases.

The cases were reported from Edo, Ondo, Ebonyi, Bauchi, Taraba, Benue, Rivers, Plateau, and Nasarawa States.

NCDC said that cumulatively from Epidemiological Week 1 to Week 11 this year, 142 deaths had been reported with a Case Fatality Rate (CFR) of 18.1 percent which was lower than the 18.7 percent CFR for the same period in 2022.