Measures to control protracted large Lassa fever outbreak in Nigeria, 1 January to 28 April 2019

Lassa fever cases have increased in Nigeria since 2016 with the highest number, 633 cases, reported in 2018. From 1 January to 28 April 2019, 554 laboratory-confirmed cases including 124 deaths were reported in 21 states in Nigeria. A public health emergency was declared on 22 January by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control. We describe the various outbreak responses that have been implemented, including establishment of emergency thresholds and guidelines for case management.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:24

Enthalten in:

Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin - 24(2019), 20 vom: 01. Mai

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Dan-Nwafor, Chioma C [VerfasserIn]
Furuse, Yuki [VerfasserIn]
Ilori, Elsie A [VerfasserIn]
Ipadeola, Oladipupo [VerfasserIn]
Akabike, Kachikwulu O [VerfasserIn]
Ahumibe, Anthony [VerfasserIn]
Ukponu, Winifred [VerfasserIn]
Bakare, Lawal [VerfasserIn]
Okwor, Tochi J [VerfasserIn]
Joseph, Gbenga [VerfasserIn]
Mba, Nwando G [VerfasserIn]
Akano, Adejoke [VerfasserIn]
Olayinka, Adebola T [VerfasserIn]
Okoli, Ihekerenma [VerfasserIn]
Okea, Rita A [VerfasserIn]
Makava, Favour [VerfasserIn]
Ugbogulu, Nkem [VerfasserIn]
Oladele, Saliu [VerfasserIn]
Namara, Geoffrey [VerfasserIn]
Muwanguzi, Esther N [VerfasserIn]
Naidoo, Dhamari [VerfasserIn]
Mutbam, Samuel K [VerfasserIn]
Okudo, Ifeanyi [VerfasserIn]
Woldetsadik, Solomon F [VerfasserIn]
Lasuba, Clement Lp [VerfasserIn]
Ihekweazu, Chikwe [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Disease outbreaks
Epidemiology
Journal Article
Lassa fever
Nigeria
Public health

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Date Completed 23.07.2020

Date Revised 15.09.2022

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2019.24.20.1900272

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM297336606