In this week's #LassaFever situation report, we provide a summary of the epidemiological situation and response activities in Nigeria.

🔗Download, read, and share via
https://ncdc.gov.ng/diseases/sitreps/?cat=5&name=An%20update%20of%20Lassa%20fever%20outbreak%ll20in%20Nigeria

#LassaFeverInfo

All healthcare workers should have a high index of suspicion for #LassaFever in individuals that have not responded to standard anti-malaria treatment & treatment for other common infectious causes of fever within 48-72 hours

🔗Download & read guideline:
https://www.ncdc.gov.ng/themes/common/docs/protocols/92_1547068532.pdf

#Lassafever presents with symptoms similar to those of many illnesses like malaria.

Symptoms include fever, muscle aches, sore throat, nausea & vomiting.

Healthcare workers are urged to always have a high index of suspicion and practice standard infection prevention and control measures.

#LassafeverInfo

In this week's #LassaFever situation report, we provide a summary of the epidemiological situation and response activities in Nigeria.

🔗Download, read, and share via
https://ncdc.gov.ng/diseases/sitreps/?cat=5&name=An%20update%20of%20Lassa%20fever%20outbreak%ll20in%20Nigeria

#LassaFeverInfo

You can reduce your risk of getting infected with #Lassafever by preventing the entry of rodents into your homes.

Ensure you:
➡️Maintain a clean environment
➡️Block all holes in your house to discourage entry of rodents
➡️ Dispose of garbage properly

#TakeResponsibility

This year, 791 confirmed cases of #LassaFever and 149 deaths have been reported across 27 States in Nigeria.

🔗Read more on the epidemiological situation of #LassaFever in Nigeria and our response activities via https://ncdc.gov.ng/diseases/sitreps/?cat=5&name=An%20update%20of%20Lassa%20fever%20outbreak%20in%20Nigeria

Unclean hands can spread diseases.

Regular hand washing with soap under running water is a simple yet effective way to prevent the spread of #LassaFever.

Wash your hands:
✅Before & after eating
✅After coughing/sneezing
✅Upon returning home
✅While caring for the ill
✅When entering/leaving a public space

#HealthforAll

Healthcare workers are urged to always practice standard precautions while attending to suspected or confirmed cases of #LassaFever.

🔗Download and read our 'National Guideline for Lassa Fever Case Management'
https://www.ncdc.gov.ng/themes/common/docs/protocols/92_1547068532.pdf

#StaySafeStayHealthy

Human-to-human spread of #LassaFever is possible through direct contact with the body fluids of an infected individual.

Avoid direct contact with body fluids or personal belongings of persons suspected or confirmed with #Lassafever.

Take extra precautions to protect yourself and those around you.

#StaySafeStayHealthy

All health workers are urged to always protect themselves.

Stay alert! Have a high index of suspicion for #LassaFever in patients that have not responded to standard anti-malaria treatment & treatment for other common infectious causes of fever within 48-72 hours

Use standard precautions AT ALL TIMES!

In total for 2024, at least one confirmed case of #LassaFever has been reported in 27 States across 125 Local Government Areas in Nigeria.

For more information on the epidemiological situation of #LassaFever in Nigeria and our response activities, check out our weekly #situationreport via

🔗 https://ncdc.gov.ng/diseases/sitreps/?cat=5&name=An%20update%20of%20Lassa%20fever%20outbreak%20in%20Nigeria.

Early diagnosis of #LassaFever when experiencing symptoms increases the chances of survival.

Symptoms include fever, body weakness, sore throat, muscle & chest pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, cough & abdominal pain

Report early to a health facility when ill

#LassaFeverInfo

#Lassafever presents with symptoms similar to those of many illnesses like malaria.

Symptoms include fever, muscle aches, sore throat, nausea & vomiting.

Healthcare workers are urged to always have a high index of suspicion and practice standard infection prevention and control measures.

#LassafeverInfo

We have published our latest #LassaFever epidemiology data.

Here you can find a summary of all the latest figures in our weekly infographic.🔽

The full report can be accessed via
🔗https://ncdc.gov.ng/diseases/sitreps/?cat=5&name=An%20update%20of%20Lassa%20fever%20outbreak%20in%20Nigeria

You can not be too safe!

#Lassafever presents with symptoms similar to those of many illnesses like malaria.

Healthcare workers are urged to always have a high index of suspicion and practice standard infection prevention and control measures when attending to patients.

#LassafeverInfo

In this week's #LassaFever situation report, we provide a summary of the epidemiological situation and response activities in Nigeria.

🔗Download, read, and share via
https://ncdc.gov.ng/diseases/sitreps/?cat=5&name=An%20update%20of%20Lassa%20fever%20outbreak%ll20in%20Nigeria

#LassaFeverInfo

#NCDCInTheNews

“I was still at the intensive care unit when the index of suspicion was raised that it was Lassa fever case, and the samples were confirmed positive at a specialist hospital” - a #LassaFever survivor says

Mariam Ileyemi, one of our Media-EIS fellows, writes a special report in Premium Times on why many Nigerian #healthworkers are susceptible to Lassa fever

🔗Read via
https://www.premiumtimesng.com/health/health-investigations/694118-special-report-why-many-nigerian-health-workers-are-susceptible-to-lassa-fever.html

#LassaFever can be treated.

Early presentation to a healthcare facility greatly increases the chances of survival.

Report to the nearest health facility when you experience symptoms associated with #LassaFever.

In this week's #LassaFever situation report, we provide a summary of the epidemiological situation and response activities in Nigeria.

🔗Download, read, and share via
https://ncdc.gov.ng/diseases/sitreps/?cat=5&name=An%20update%20of%20Lassa%20fever%20outbreak%ll20in%20Nigeria

#LassaFeverInfo

People of all age groups who come in contact with the urine, faeces, saliva, or blood of rats or infected persons are at risk of getting infected with #LassaFever.

#TakeResponsibility:
🪤Use traps to get rid of rats in the house
👐🏽Do not touch rats, dead or alive with your bare hands
🐀Avoid eating food/fruits eaten by rats