In the statement made by the Nigerian Center for Disease Control (NCDC), it was stated that the Lassa fever epidemic continues to spread in the country.
10 PEOPLE DIE IN THE LAST WEEK
In the statement, it was stated that 54 Lassa fever cases were detected in the country in the last week and 10 people lost their lives due to the epidemic.
In the epidemic that killed 190 people across the country last year, the government announced that 3 drugs were determined for the treatment of the disease.
AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED
Lassa fever, which is seen in many African countries such as Mali, Togo, Ghana, Liberia and Sierra Leone, was first detected in Nigeria in 1969 in the Borno state in the northeast of the country.
The Nigerian government declared an emergency due to Lassa fever on January 23, 2019.
HOW IS IT TRANSMITTED?
The disease, transmitted through contact with mouse feces, can be passed from person to person and causes fatal hemorrhagic fever.
Authorities warned the public not to come into contact with mice and other rodents.
(AA)