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Seven individuals are reported to have died from Lassa fever in Taraba State in the south-east of the country. The Commissioner for Health confirmed that 5 of the cases died in hospital in Jalingo and 2 others who contracted the illness in Taraba state died in Gombe state after travelling there for treatment.
Lassa fever is endemic in parts of Nigeria and outbreaks have previously been reported from River State and Ebonyi state in the south of the country.
Advice for Travellers
Lassa fever is a low risk for most travellers unless living in poor sanitary conditions with overcrowding in rural areas where the host is usually found. Lassa fever is a zoonotic viral disease transmitted via the excreta of an infected Mastomys rat. Healthcare workers are at risk if good infection control and barrier nursing methods are not maintained.
