Increase in Lassa Fever Cases in Nigeria, January-March 2018.

Autor: Ilori EA, Frank C, Dan-Nwafor CC, Ipadeola O, Krings A, Ukponu W, Womi-Eteng OE, Adeyemo A, Mutbam SK, Musa EO, Lasuba CLP, Alemu W, Okogbenin S, Ogbaini E, Unigwe U, Ogah E, Onoh R, Abejegah C, Ayodeji O, Ihekweazu C
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Emerging infectious diseases [Emerg Infect Dis] 2019 May; Vol. 25 (5), pp. 1026-1027. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 May 17.
DOI: 10.3201/eid2505.181247
Abstrakt: 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.
Databáze: MEDLINE