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- In the reporting Week 13 (March 26- April 01, 2018) six new confirmed cases were recorded from five States - Edo (2), Ondo (1), Bauchi (1), Plateau (1), and Abia (1) with two new deaths in confirmed cases from FCT (1) and Abia (1).
- From 1st January to 1st April 2018, a total of 1706 suspected cases have been reported. Of these, 400 were confirmed positive, 9 are probable, 1273 are negative (not a case) and 24 are awaiting laboratory results (pending).
- Since the onset of the 2018 outbreak, there have been 142 deaths: 97 in positive-confirmed cases, 9 in probable cases and 36 in negative cases. Case Fatality Rate in confirmed cases is 24.3%.
- 20 states have recorded at least one confirmed case across 57 Local Government Areas (Edo, Ondo, Bauchi, Nasarawa, Ebonyi, Anambra, Benue, Kogi, Imo, Plateau, Lagos, Taraba, Delta, Osun, Rivers, FCT, Gombe, Ekiti, Kaduna and Abia). Eight states have exited the active phase of the outbreak while 12 States remain active.
- In the reporting week 14, two new healthcare workers were affected with one death. Twenty five health care workers have been affected since the onset of the outbreak in eight states – Ebonyi (15), Nasarawa (1), Kogi (2), Benue (1), Ondo (2) Edo (3) and Abia (1) with five deaths in Ebonyi (3) Kogi (1) and Abia (1).
- 81% of all confirmed cases are from Edo (42%) Ondo (23%) and Ebonyi (16%) states.
- 30 cases are currently under treatment in treatment centres across nine states - Edo (9), Ebonyi (6), Bauchi (7), Ondo (5), Plateau (1), Osun (1) and Kogi (1).
- A total of 4274 contacts have been identified from 20 states. Of these 662 (15.0%) are currently being followed up, 3605 (84.8%) have completed 21 days follow up while 7 (0.2%) were lost follow up. 27 (40%) of the 67 contacts have tested positive from five states (Edo - 12, Ondo - 7, Ebonyi - 3, Kogi - 3 and Bauchi - 1).
- WHO and NCDC has scaled up response at National and State levels.
- National RRT team (NCDC staff and NFELTP residents) batch C continues response support in Ebonyi, Ondo, Edo, Bauchi and Taraba State.
- National Lassa fever multi-partner multi-agency Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) continues to coordinate the response activities at all levels.