An Epidemiological Analysis of Lassa Fever Outbreak in Nigeria from January 2019 to June 2023
Asian Journal of Probability and Statistics · pp. 1–7 · Published 19 Jul 2023
10.9734/ajpas/2023/v23i3503Abstract
Lassa Fever (LF) is an acute viral haemorrhagic zoonotic disease, is endemic in some parts of Nigeria. The disease alert and outbreak threshold are known; however, there has been a shift from the previous seasonal transmission pattern to an all year-round transmission. The aim of this study was to carry out the analysis on LF and highlight the magnitude of the disease over a five-year period. We described data on Lassa fever and highlighted the magnitude of the disease over a five-year period. We conducted a secondary data analysis of LF with specific surveillance data from the NCDC for five years period (January 2019 to June 2023). A total of 29347 suspected cases were reported within the study period; of these, 4469 were confirmed cases, 861 were dead cases by NCDC. However, highest percentage for the case fatality rate/ratio was recorded in the year 2019 with 20.9% and lowest was recorded in the year 2023 with 17.3%. The highest percentage case positive rate was recorded in the year 2023 with 18.7% and lowest was recorded in the year 2021 with 11.0%.
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