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By Derrick Bangura
According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), at least 32 persons have died of Lassa fever since the beginning of the year.
During that time, the country recorded a total of 170 new confirmed cases, according to the agency.
“From week one to week three of 2022, 32 deaths were recorded, with a case fatality rate (CFR) of 18.8%, which is lower than the Code of federal regulations for the same time in 2021 (25%),” according to the report, which is the NCDC’s third this year.
The Lassa virus is transmitted to humans by infected multi-mammate rats, and people become infected by coming into close touch with the virus-carrying rat’s urine and feces.
It’s a viral haemorrhagic fever spread by touching filthy things, consuming infected food, or coming into contact with open wounds or sores.
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Secondary transmission from person to person can also occur as a result of contact with the virus in an infected patient’s blood, tissue, urine, feces, or other body fluids.
A total of 759 suspected cases of the illness were recorded across 37 local government districts in 12 states, according to the study.
According to the NCDC, 74% of the total was observed in three states: Edo (28%), Ondo (28%), and Bauchi (28%). (23 per cent).
In the third week of the year, from January 17 to January 24, the NCDC stated 294 suspected cases of Lassa fever were recorded throughout 23 local government areas of nine states.
Seventy-four of the suspected cases were proven while 11 additional afflicted individuals lost the struggle to the disease.
