Published February 02,2023
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Nigeria declared an emergency due to Lassa fever, in response to the National Centre for Diseases Control (NCDC).
NCDC stated late Wednesday in an alert that it activated the nationwide Multi-sectoral Emergency Operations Centre for Lassa Fever to coordinate and strengthen ongoing response actions.
NCDC Director General Chikwe Ihekweazu stated earlier that the emergency declaration was knowledgeable by a threat evaluation performed Jan. 20 by the Center.
“An unprecedented upward trend in the number of confirmed cases being reported compared to previous years,” he stated.
A complete of 244 confirmed circumstances of Lassa fever have been reported with 37 associated deaths in January, stated the Centre.
It launched a nationwide guideline for the management, administration and therapy of Lassa fever.
Lassa fever is an acute viral illness transmitted by widespread African rodents and endemic in African nations, together with Nigeria, Sierra Leon, Guinea and Liberia, in response to medical consultants.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
