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GLIDE Record
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Event:
EP Epidemic
Number:
2023-000090
Country:
NGA Nigeria
Location:
Date (YMD):
2023-1-1
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Information Source:
WHO
Comments:
Nigeria is currently experiencing a large outbreak of Lassa fever, with 4702 suspected cases, five probable cases, and 877 confirmed cases between epidemiological weeks 1 and 15 of 2023 (week ending 16 April). Among confirmed cases, there have been 152 deaths (CFR 17%). Lassa fever is endemic in Nigeria and parts of West Africa where the multimammate rat, the main reservoir of the Lassa virus, is common. Responding to the current outbreak is challenging due to the need to respond to multiple emergencies simultaneously.
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