NCDC puts the case fatality rate of the disease for this year at 16.9 per cent, the same as recorded within the same period in 2023.
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The report reads in part: “Late presentation of cases leading to an increase in CFR. Poor health-seeking behaviour due to the high cost of treatment and clinical management of Lassa fever and poor environmental sanitation conditions observed in high-burden communities”.Lassa fever, a disease otherwise referred to as Lassa hemorrhagic fever caused by the Lassa virus, is primarily transmitted to humans through contact with food or household items contaminated by rodent urine or faeces.
According to NCDC, 67 per cent of all confirmed Lassa fever cases that have been reported are from Ondo, Edo, and Bauchi states while the remaining 33 per cent is reported from 25 states. It suggests that key steps include storing food like grains in rodent-proof containers, properly disposing of waste away from living areas, and maintaining cleanliness in the home.In healthcare environments, WHO said, staff must always adhere to standard infection prevention protocols.
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