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- In the current Lassa Fever outbreak, nineteen (19) States (Ogun, Bauchi, Plateau, Ebonyi, Ondo, Edo, Taraba, Nasarawa, Rivers, Kaduna, Gombe, Cross-River, Borno, Kano, Kogi, Enugu, Anambra, Lagos and Kwara) have reported at least one confirmed case.
- As at week 51 (Dec 18-24, 2017), the outbreak is active in 6 states (Ondo, Edo, Plateau Bauchi Kaduna and Nasarawa). Nasarawa state reported a new confirmed case this week. This brings the state back into the active outbreak category.
- Since the onset of LF outbreak in Dec. 2016 (Week 49), a total of 1022 suspected cases and 127 deaths have been reported. Of these, three hundred and twenty two cases (322) have been classified as: confirmed (308) or probable (14), with 92 deaths (78 deaths in confirmed and 14 in probable).
- Case Fatality Rate in confirmed and probable cases is 28.6% and 12.4% for all cases (including probable, confirmed and suspected).
- In the reporting Week 51 (Dec 18-24, 2017), eight (8) new confirmed cases were reported from three States: Ondo (6), Edo (1) and Nasarawa (1) State.