Epidemiology of Lassa Fever and Factors Associated with Deaths, Bauchi State, Nigeria, 2015-2018

We report the epidemiology of Lassa fever in Bauchi State, a disease-endemic region, in Nigeria. Since 2015, major increases in Lassa fever attack rate and in the case-fatality rate have occurred in this state. A delay in seeking care by a case-patient for >7 days after symptom onset was the majo...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Emerging infectious diseases 2020-04, Vol.26 (4), p.799-801
Hauptverfasser:	Abdulkarim, Mohammed A., Babale, Sufiyan M., Umeokonkwo, Chukwuma D., Bamgboye, Eniola A., Bashorun, Adebobola T., Usman, Auwal A., Balogun, Muhammad S.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Age confirmed cases Death deaths Disease disease outbreaks Diseases Epidemics Epidemiology Epidemiology of Lassa Fever and Factors Associated with Deaths, Bauchi State, Nigeria, 2015–2018 Fatalities Fever Illnesses Immunology Infectious Diseases Intelligence gathering Laboratories Lassa fever Life Sciences & Biomedicine logistic models Research Letter Science & Technology Zoonoses
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Zusammenfassung:	We report the epidemiology of Lassa fever in Bauchi State, a disease-endemic region, in Nigeria. Since 2015, major increases in Lassa fever attack rate and in the case-fatality rate have occurred in this state. A delay in seeking care by a case-patient for >7 days after symptom onset was the major predictor of death.
ISSN:	1080-6040 1080-6059
DOI:	10.3201/eid2604.190678