TY - JOUR AU - Ilori, Elsie AU - Frank, Christina AU - Dan-Nwafor, Chioma AU - Ipadeola, Oladipupo AU - Krings, Amrei AU - Ukponu, Winifred AU - Womi-Eteng, Oboma AU - Adeyemo, Ayodele AU - Mutbam, Samuel AU - Musa, Emmanuel AU - Lasuba, Clement L.P. AU - Alemu, Wondimagegnehu AU - Okogbenin, Sylvanus AU - Ogbaini, Ephraim AU - Unigwe, Uche AU - Ogah, Emeka AU - Onoh, Robinson AU - Abejegah, Chukwuyem AU - Ayodeji, Olufemi AU - Ihekweazu, Chikwe T1 - Increase in Lassa Fever Cases in Nigeria, January–March 2018 T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2019 VL - 25 IS - 5 SP - 1026 SN - 1080-6059 AB - We reviewed data pertaining to the massive wave of Lassa fever cases that occurred in Nigeria in 2018. No new virus strains were detected, but in 2018, the outbreak response was intensified, additional diagnostic support was available, and surveillance sensitivity increased. These factors probably contributed to the high case count. KW - Lassa fever KW - outbreak KW - Lassa fever virus KW - viruses KW - Nigeria KW - Edo KW - Ondo KW - Ebonyi KW - surveillance KW - epidemiologic week KW - zoonoses KW - Lassa virus KW - epidemiology KW - hemorrhagic fever KW - surveillance capacity DO - 10.3201/eid2505.181247 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/5/18-1247_article ER - End of Reference