ABUJA, NO less than 158 people have died since the outbreak of Lassa fever in Nigeria at the beginning of the year.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The deaths are from 4 396 cases of the fever spread by rodents.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Some 23 states, out of 36 in the West African country, are affected.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Those killed include two health workers, from a total of 19 that have been infected since the outbreak.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Predominant age group affected is 21-40 years.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The multi-sectoral Technical Working Group (TWG) continues to coordinate response activities at all levels in an effort to address the crisis.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country of an estimated 2 million people, is prone to disease outbreaks.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Lassa fever is known to be endemic in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Concurrent to Lassa fever, Nigeria is enduring an outbreak of cholera. Seven states are affected.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
As of the end of October, 22people have died from the water borne disease.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
A total of 1 583 suspected cases were confirmed.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The disease has mostly claimed the lives of children aged between one and four years old.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Source: CAJ News Agency <\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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