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 A map of Nigeria showing the location of Bauchi where the first case of the current outbreak was reported | |
| Cases contracted | 212 (as of 26 January 2016[update]) |
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| Deaths | 76 (as of 26 January 2016[update]) |
Lassa fever outbreak in Nigeria was first experienced on 4 April 2012. On 22 March 2012, 623 suspected cases were reported and 70 deaths from 19 states of Nigeria were recorded. Lassa fever, also known as Lassa hemorrhagic fever is an acute viral hemorrhagic fever caused by the Lassa virus transmitted by rodents and was first discovered in Lassa, a town in Borno State, Northeastern Nigeria when two missionary nurses died from the viral infection in 1969. Between 2012 and 2013, over 2900 suspected cases were reported in widespread outbreaks that occurred in more than 20 states of Nigeria.[1]
Epidemology
On 22 March 2012, 623 suspected cases were reported and 70 deaths from 19 states were recorded and between 2012 and 2013, over 2900 suspected cases were reported in over 20 states.[2] The first case of the current epidemic of of the infection was reported in Bauchi State and by 6 November 2015, about 270 suspected cases from 12 states were recorded and 2 deaths from Kano State was reported by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control.[3] On 3 January 2016, Taraba State Government confirmed the disease outbreak in the state. The state's commissioner of health, Innocent Vakkai, said, “One person died and two others quarantined and their blood samples have already been taken to Irrua Specialists’ Hospital in Edo State for further confirmation.”[4] by 8 January 2016, about 86 suspected cases were reported and 40 deaths from 10 states were recorded. On 12 January 2016, 93 suspected cases was reported with 41 deaths toll. According to the minister of health, professor Isaac Folorunso Adewole, the affected states includes Bauchi, Plateau, Nasarawa, Taraba, Kano, Rivers, Edo, Plateau, Gombe, Oyo and Niger State.[5] By 20 January 2016, about 212 cases were reported from which at least, 63 deaths were recorded in 17 states of Nigeria. The data was released by in Abuja by the minister of health during an emergency meeting with the National Council on Health.[6] As of 26 January 2016, 76 deaths had been recorded.[7]
References
- ^ Frame JD, Baldwin JM, Gocke DJ, Troup JM (1 July 1970). "Lassa fever, a new virus disease of man from West Africa. I. Clinical description and pathological findings". Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg. 19 (4): 670–6. PMID 4246571.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Lassa fever in Nigeria". WHO. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
- ^ http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/196657-lassa-fever-outbreak-41-nigerians-killed-in-10-states-minister.html
- ^ www.premiumtimesng.com/regional/north-central/196098-taraba-government-confirms-lassa-fever-outbreak.html
- ^ http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/01/lassa-fever-lets-replicate-the-2006-2008-intervention/
- ^ www.ibtimes.co.uk/nigeria-lassa-fever-outbreak-could-kill-1000-people-virus-spreads-17-states-1538983
- ^ www.theguardian.com/global-development/2016/jan/25/rat-poison-sales-soar-as-nigeria-fears-spread-of-lassa-fever