Nigerian health authorities on 22 January declared a new outbreak of Lassa fever that has killed 16 people since early January, despite successfully containing the disease last year.
“Since the onset of the 2019 outbreak, there have been 16 deaths in confirmed cases,” said a report released by the National Centre for Control (NCDC), revealing a 26.7 percent mortality rate in confirmed cases.
A total of 172 suspected cases have been identified since January 1, of which 60 were confirmed positive.