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Situation Report of Lassa fever Outbreak in Borno State No. 31: 24th February 2020 - Borno State Ministry of Health

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Highlights

  • 2 new alerts reported.
  • 3 samples results pending with lab

Epidemiological Summary

Twenty-one (21) cases of Lassa fever reported as at 24 th February 2020, with 2 associated deaths.
The cases are from MMC (6), Jere (5), Bayo (4), Chibok (1), Askira Uba (1), Gwoza (1), Biu (1), Mafa (1) and Monguno (1) Three (3) samples tested positive while, fifteen (15) samples were negative. 3 sample results pending with NCDC lab.