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HIGHLIGHTS
As of epi-week 06 – 09, 2023
▪ A total of 377 suspected cases were reported from seven (7) states across the country. Majority 355 (96.8%) were from Kano.
▪ Of the 377 suspected cases reported, 102 (27.1%) were confirmed (9 lab confirmed, 93 clinically compatible), 113 (30.0%) were discarded, 148 (39.3%) are pending classification & 14 (3.7%) were unknown.
▪ Six (6) deaths were recorded from confirmed cases (CFR:
5.8%)
Cumulatively: Epi-week 19 2022 – Epi-week 09 2023
▪ A total of 1,064 suspected cases were reported from 21 states. Kano (843), Yobe (86), Katsina (46), Lagos (22),
Sokoto (14) & Zamfara (13) accounted for 96.2% of suspected cases.
▪ Of the 1,064 suspected cases reported, 389 (36.6%) were confirmed (45 were lab confirmed, 343 clinically compatible and 1 was epidemiologically linked), 322 (30.3%) were discarded, 201 (18.9%) are pending classification & 152 (14.3%) are unknown.
▪ The confirmed cases were distributed across 24 LGAs in six (6) States.
▪ Majority (305 [78.4%]) of the confirmed cases occurred among children aged 2 – 14 years.
▪ A total of 62 deaths were recorded among all confirmed cases (CFR: 15.9%) ▪ Only 60 (15.4%) out of 389 confirmed cases were fully vaccinated with a Diphtheria toxin-containing vaccine.