Five Nigerian health workers have been infected by Lassa Fever, the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control said on Tuesday. The fatalities represent 15.9% of the total confirmed cases, which is lower than the 19.7% recorded during a similar period in 2019. A total of 19 states have recorded cases of Lassa fever in the first four weeks of this year. The states include Ondo, Edo, Ebonyi, Enugu, Kano, Borno, Nasarawa, Kogi, Rivers, Abia, Adamawa, Benue, Kaduna, Delta, Taraba, Plateau, Bauchi, Osun and Ogun. The predominant age-group affected is 11-40 with the male to female ratio for confirmed cases is 1:1.

Source: The Guardian January 29, 2020 15:11 UTC