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Measures to control protracted large Lassa fever outbreak in Nigeria, 1 January to 28 April 2019.
Dan-Nwafor, Chioma C; Furuse, Yuki; Ilori, Elsie A; Ipadeola, Oladipupo; Akabike, Kachikwulu O; Ahumibe, Anthony; Ukponu, Winifred; Bakare, Lawal; Okwor, Tochi J; Joseph, Gbenga; Mba, Nwando G; Akano, Adejoke; Olayinka, Adebola T; Okoli, Ihekerenma; Okea, Rita A; Makava, Favour; Ugbogulu, Nkem; Oladele, Saliu; Namara, Geoffrey; Muwanguzi, Esther N; Naidoo, Dhamari; Mutbam, Samuel K; Okudo, Ifeanyi; Woldetsadik, Solomon F; Lasuba, Clement Lp; Ihekweazu, Chikwe.
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  • Dan-Nwafor CC; Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Abuja, Nigeria.
  • Furuse Y; These authors contributed equally to this work.
  • Ilori EA; These authors contributed equally to this work.
  • Ipadeola O; World Health Organization, Abuja, Nigeria.
  • Akabike KO; Institute for Frontier Life and Medical Sciences, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
  • Ahumibe A; Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Abuja, Nigeria.
  • Ukponu W; United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Abuja, Nigeria.
  • Bakare L; Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Abuja, Nigeria.
  • Okwor TJ; Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Abuja, Nigeria.
  • Joseph G; Georgetown University, Washington DC, United States of America.
  • Mba NG; Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Abuja, Nigeria.
  • Akano A; Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Abuja, Nigeria.
  • Olayinka AT; Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Abuja, Nigeria.
  • Okoli I; Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Abuja, Nigeria.
  • Okea RA; Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Abuja, Nigeria.
  • Makava F; World Health Organization, Abuja, Nigeria.
  • Ugbogulu N; Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Abuja, Nigeria.
  • Oladele S; Federal Ministry of Environment, Abuja, Nigeria.
  • Namara G; Maryland Global Initiatives Corporation, Abuja, Nigeria.
  • Muwanguzi EN; Pro Health International, Abuja, Nigeria.
  • Naidoo D; World Health Organization, Abuja, Nigeria.
  • Mutbam SK; World Health Organization, Abuja, Nigeria.
  • Okudo I; World Health Organization, Abuja, Nigeria.
  • Woldetsadik SF; World Health Organization, Abuja, Nigeria.
  • Lasuba CL; World Health Organization, Abuja, Nigeria.
  • Ihekweazu C; World Health Organization, Abuja, Nigeria.
Euro Surveill ; 24(20)2019 May.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31115314
ABSTRACT
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.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Surtos de Doenças / Febre Lassa Tipo de estudo: Guideline Limite: Humans País/Região como assunto: Africa Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2019 Tipo de documento: Article
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Surtos de Doenças / Febre Lassa Tipo de estudo: Guideline Limite: Humans País/Região como assunto: Africa Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2019 Tipo de documento: Article