25 New Confirmed cases of Lassa Fever were reported.

“In the last reporting week, which ended on February 17, 25 new confirmed cases of Lassa fever were reported. 

“So far, a total of 355 confirmed cases with 75 deaths have been recorded between

January 1 and February 17, from 20 states across 57 Local Government Areas. 

“Over the past three weeks, there has been a downward trend in new cases. The number of new cases being reported are lower, compared to the same period during the 2018 outbreak.

“The review highlights significant improvement in the 2019 response as evidenced by the early decline in the number of cases when compared to the 2018 outbreak. 

“These improvements have been attributed to various factors including the early deployment of One-Health national RRTs, strengthening of Lassa fever treatment centres, enforcement of environmental sanitation. 

“And introduction of the Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) ring strategy, risk communications activities, high level advocacy, operational research into response activities, and others. 

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"...The revised lassa fever case management guidelines are available on the NCDC website - www.ncdc.gov.ng." 

■ Words of the Chief Executive Officer, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, explaining the reduction in the cases of Lassa fever in Nigeria.