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Volume 25, Number 6—June 2019
CME ACTIVITY - Synopsis

Epidemiologic and Clinical Features of Lassa Fever Outbreak in Nigeria, January 1–May 6, 2018

Elsie A. Ilori1, Yuki Furuse1, Oladipupo B. Ipadeola1, Chioma C. Dan-Nwafor1, Anwar Abubakar, Oboma E. Womi-Eteng, Ephraim Ogbaini-Emovon, Sylvanus Okogbenin, Uche Unigwe, Emeka Ogah, Olufemi Ayodeji, Chukwuyem Abejegah, Ahmed A. Liasu, Emmanuel O. Musa, Solomon F. Woldetsadik, Clement L.P. Lasuba, Wondimagegnehu Alemu, Chikwe IhekweazuComments to Author , and Nigeria Lassa Fever National Response Team
Author affiliations: Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Abuja, Nigeria (E.A. Ilori, O.B. Ipadeola, C.C. Dan-Nwafor, A. Abubakar, O.E. Womi-Eteng, C. Ihekweazu); Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan (Y. Furuse); World Health Organization, Abuja (Y. Furuse, E.O. Musa, S.F. Woldetsadik, C.L.P. Lasuba, W. Alemu); US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Abuja (O.B. Ipadeola); African Field Epidemiology Network, Abuja (C.C. Dan-Nwafor); Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital, Irrua, Nigeria (E. Ogbaini-Emovon, S. Okogbenin); Federal Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki, Nigeria (U. Unigwe, E. Ogah); Federal Medical Centre, Owo, Nigeria (O. Ayodeji, C. Abejegah, A.A. Liasu)

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Figure 1

Geographic and temporal distribution of laboratory-confirmed Lassa fever cases, Nigeria, January 1–May 6, 2018. A) Geographic distribution of laboratory-confirmed cases by state. Gray shading indicates states reporting no laboratory-confirmed cases. Locations of Lassa fever treatment centers are indicated. B) Epidemic curve of laboratory-confirmed Lassa fever cases. Epidemiologic week numbers are based on the date of symptom onset.

Figure 1. Geographic and temporal distribution of laboratory-confirmed Lassa fever cases, Nigeria, January 1–May 6, 2018. A) Geographic distribution of laboratory-confirmed cases by state. Gray shading indicates states reporting no laboratory-confirmed cases. Locations of Lassa fever treatment centers are indicated. B) Epidemic curve of laboratory-confirmed Lassa fever cases. Epidemiologic week numbers are based on the date of symptom onset.

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1These first authors contributed equally to this article.

2Other members of the Nigeria Lassa Fever National Response Team are listed at the end of this article.

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