Epidemiology of Lassa Fever and Factors Associated with Deaths, Bauchi State, Nigeria, 2015–2018

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Abdulkarim, Mohammed A. ; Babale, Sufiyan M. ; Umeokonkwo, Chukwuma D. ; Bamgboye, Eniola A. ; Bashorun, Adebobola T. ; Usman, Auwal A. ; Balogun, Muhammad S.
• Description:
  We report the epidemiology of Lassa fever in Bauchi State, a disease-endemic region, in Nigeria. Since 2015, major increases in Lassa fever attack rate and in the case-fatality rate have occurred in this state. A delay in seeking care by a case-patient for >7 days after symptom onset was the major predictor of death.
• Subjects:
  Disease Outbreaks Humans Incidence Lassa Fever Lassa Virus
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 26(4):799-801
• Pubmed ID:
  32186504
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC7101116
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Genre:
  Letter
• Place as Subject:
  Nigeria
• Volume:
  26
• Issue:
  4
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:ca52bfc8549340a9cd6c2f4b4f2e0ddd2a2e1139821567b91aced4d169779404
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/86468/cdc_86468_DS1.pdf
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