The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has intensified its response to the Lassa Fever outbreak as the number of confirmed Lassa Fever cases from January 1 this year rose to 317 as at the 25th of February 2018, crossing the total number of confirmed cases recorded in 2017. Three states in Nigeria; Edo, Ondo and Ebonyi State carry 85% of the burden of Lassa fever cases currently. Given the unprecedented outbreak, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has raised the activation of its Emergency Operations Centre to its highest possible level. With this escalation, all the resources available to the agency will be focused primarily on controlling this outbreak.
The World Health Organisation and other partners are also mobilising resources to support activities of the Centre and the States most affected. The Honourable Minister of Health, Professor Isaac Adewole in the recently held Emergency Council of Health meeting in Abuja called on all States in Nigeria to escalate their response activities.
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