185 Persons have died from Lassa Fever in Nigeria since the beginning of 2020.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) noted that 985 cases have so far been confirmed this year.
The NCDC disclosed this via its Twitter handle on Thursday.
It noted that the number of new cases confirmed decreased from 28 cases in week 12 to 19 cases in the reporting week.
According to the agency, the new cases were reported in eight states of Edo, Ondo, Ebonyi, Bauchi, Taraba, Plateau, Kogi, and Delta.
It added that one new death from Lassa fever was reported in week 13 while the predominant age-group affected was 21-30 years.
Lassa fever, a viral haemorrhagic fever, is endemic in some parts of West Africa and is usually passed on through food contaminated with infected rat urine or faeces.
In 80 per cent of cases, the fever is asymptomatic but for some, the symptoms include high fever, headache, mouth ulcers, muscle aches, haemorrhaging under the skin and heart and kidney failure.
It has an incubation period of between six and 21 days and can be transmitted through contact with an infected person via bodily fluids and excretion.
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