Increase in Lassa Fever Cases in Nigeria, January-March 2018

Increase in Lassa Fever Cases in Nigeria, January-March 2018

We reviewed data pertaining to the massive wave of Lassa fever cases that occurred in Nigeria in 2018. No new virus strains were detected, but in 2018, the outbreak response was intensified, additional diagnostic support was available, and surveillance sensitivity increased. These factors probably c...

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Veröffentlicht in:Emerging infectious diseases 2019-05, Vol.25 (5), p.1026-1027
Hauptverfasser: Ilori, Elsie A, Frank, Christina, Dan-Nwafor, Chioma C, Ipadeola, Oladipupo, Krings, Amrei, Ukponu, Winifred, Womi-Eteng, Oboma E, Adeyemo, Ayodele, Mutbam, Samuel K, Musa, Emmanuel O, Lasuba, Clement L P, Alemu, Wondimagegnehu, Okogbenin, Sylvanus, Ogbaini, Ephraim, Unigwe, Uche, Ogah, Emeka, Onoh, Robinson, Abejegah, Chukwuyem, Ayodeji, Olufemi, Ihekweazu, Chikwe
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Animals
Care and treatment
Control
Disease Outbreaks
Disease transmission
Distribution
Edo
History, 21st Century
Humans
Incidence
Intelligence gathering
Lassa fever
Lassa Fever - diagnosis
Lassa Fever - epidemiology
Lassa Fever - history
Lassa Fever - virology
Lassa fever virus
Lassa virus - classification
Lassa virus - genetics
Lassa virus - isolation & purification
Nigeria
Nigeria - epidemiology
outbreak
Patient outcomes
Public Health Surveillance
Research Letter
Risk factors
Seasons
viruses
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Zusammenfassung:We reviewed data pertaining to the massive wave of Lassa fever cases that occurred in Nigeria in 2018. No new virus strains were detected, but in 2018, the outbreak response was intensified, additional diagnostic support was available, and surveillance sensitivity increased. These factors probably contributed to the high case count.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid2505.181247