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 contributed to the high case count.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:25

Enthalten in:

Emerging infectious diseases - 25(2019), 5 vom: 26. Mai, Seite 1026-1027

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ilori, Elsie A [VerfasserIn]
Frank, Christina [VerfasserIn]
Dan-Nwafor, Chioma C [VerfasserIn]
Ipadeola, Oladipupo [VerfasserIn]
Krings, Amrei [VerfasserIn]
Ukponu, Winifred [VerfasserIn]
Womi-Eteng, Oboma E [VerfasserIn]
Adeyemo, Ayodele [VerfasserIn]
Mutbam, Samuel K [VerfasserIn]
Musa, Emmanuel O [VerfasserIn]
Lasuba, Clement L P [VerfasserIn]
Alemu, Wondimagegnehu [VerfasserIn]
Okogbenin, Sylvanus [VerfasserIn]
Ogbaini, Ephraim [VerfasserIn]
Unigwe, Uche [VerfasserIn]
Ogah, Emeka [VerfasserIn]
Onoh, Robinson [VerfasserIn]
Abejegah, Chukwuyem [VerfasserIn]
Ayodeji, Olufemi [VerfasserIn]
Ihekweazu, Chikwe [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Ebonyi
Edo
Epidemiology
Hemorrhagic fever
Historical Article
Journal Article
Lassa fever
Lassa virus
Nigeria
Ondo
Outbreak
Surveillance
Surveillance capacity
Viruses
Zoonoses

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 23.12.2019

Date Revised 09.03.2020

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3201/eid2505.181247

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM294320091