Daily Situation Report No. 12: 20 January, 2016. Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC)
Highlights for today (20 January 2016):
i. Two (2) new confirmed cases were reported from Osun (1) and Gombe (1) states today.
ii. Eighteen (18) new suspected cases were reported from the following states: Niger (1); Kano (1);
Rivers (1), Oyo (3) Plateau (4), Nassarawa (1), Ondo (2), Ebonyi (1) and Gombe (4).
iii. Four (4) new deaths were reported today from the following states: Plateau (1); Ekiti (1); Ebonyi (1) and Osun (1).
iv. Four (4) new rumours are being investigated in the following state: Bauchi (2); Oyo (1) and Kogi (1).
v. Outbreak investigation is ongoing in the states and retrospective cases which fit the standard case definition for suspected case are being updated
Epidemiologic summary:
 Suspected Cases: 239; Total deaths (confirmed and suspected): 82 (CFR: 34.31%)
 Confirmed cases: 44; Deaths in confirmed cases: 26
Outbreak Summary:
.PNG)
RESPONSE:
Coordination
 NCDC/FMOH is taking leadership for coordination supported by partners
 Daily review meeting at the EOC
 Emergency National Council on Health (NCH) convened today by the Honourable Minister of Health and Lassa Fever Eradication committee inaugurated
 Production of daily Situation report
Case Management and Infection Prevention and Control
 71,000 tabs of Ribavirin, 20,750 vials of parenteral Ribavirin and 960 pieces of PPE distributed to the affected states as of today
 Isolation centers have been identified in most states
 NCDC/Niger state team supervised the safe burial of a suspected case today
Surveillance
 Continuing outbreak investigation in the affected states
 Contact tracing ongoing in affected states
 Clinician sensitization ongoing in affected states
Laboratory
 5 National laboratories with PCR capability are currently conducting analysis of samples
 112 samples analyzed and 44 tested positive for Lassa fever, other VHFs were negative
 Some laboratory results are currently awaited
Communication and Social Mobilization
 Training for NCDC call centre operators conducted today
 Radio and television jingles are ongoing in the states
 Lassa fever information website (www.lassaalert.org ) linked to the NCDC website has been developed and has gone live.
 Community health education ongoing
Challenges
 Coordination of laboratory network leading to delay in sending laboratory results
 Late daily reports from state
 Logistics support for contact tracing in the states
 Logistics for sample transportation for prompt laboratory diagnosis
Next steps
 Reinforce active surveillance, contract tracing and continue outbreak investigation
 Continue clinician sensitization to ensure early detection and reporting
 Continue health education and community sensitization
 Capacity building at state level for coordination, surveillance, case management and IPC, communication and social mobilization
 Coordinate laboratory network for prompt release of documented results.
*******End of Summary*******
PARTNERS: 1. WHO 2. CDC 3. AFENET 4. University of Maryland
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