In the reporting
Week 04 (January 21 - 27, 2019) seventy-seven new confirmed cases were reported
from Edo(24), Ondo(28), Ebonyi(5), Bauchi(3), Plateau(5), Taraba(3), Gombe(1),
Kaduna(1), Kwara(1), FCT(1), Benue(2), Rivers(1) Kogi(1) and Enugu(1) States
with eleven new deaths in Edo(4), Ondo(2), Benue(1), Rivers(1) Plateau(2)
Taraba(1) and Bauchi(1).
From 1st to 27th
January 2019, a total of 538 suspected cases have been reported from 16 States.
Of these, 213 were confirmed positive, 2 probable and 325 negative (not a
case).
Since the onset of
the 2019 outbreak, there have been 42 deaths in confirmed cases. Case fatality
rate in confirmed cases is 19.7%.
Sixteen States
(Edo, Ondo, Bauchi, Nasarawa, Ebonyi, Plateau, Taraba, FCT, Adamawa and Gombe,
Kaduna, Kwara, Benue, Rivers Kogi and Enugu) have recorded at least one
confirmed case across 40 Local Government Areas.
In the reporting
week 04, one new healthcare worker was affected in Enugu State- contact of an
Adamawa confirmed case. A total four health care workers have been affected
since the onset of the outbreak in two States – Ondo (2), Ebonyi (1) and
Enugu(1) with no death
One hundred and
two patients are currently being managed at Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital
(ISTH) treatment Centre (34), Federal Medical Centre Owo (40), Bauchi (5),
Plateau(8), Taraba(3) Ebonyi(6) and Others(6) States.
A total of 2070 contacts
have been identified from eight states. Of these 1673(80.8%) are currently
being followed up, 361(17.4%) have completed 21 days follow up. 23(1.1%)
symptomatic contacts have been identified, of which 13 (0.6%) have tested
positive from three states (Edo -2, Ebonyi-5 and Plateau-6 ).
Multi sectoral one
health national rapid response team (NFELTP residents, Federal Ministry of
Agricultural and Federal Ministry of Environment) deployed to Ondo, Edo, Ebonyi
and Plateau/Bauchi
National Lassa
fever multi-partner, multi-sectoral Emergency Operations Centre(EOC) continues
to coordinate the response activities at all levels.
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