A cluster of nosocomial Lassa fever cases in a tertiary health facility in Nigeria: Description and lessons learned, 2018 | Zendy

Chioma Dan-Nwafor | Zendy; Oladipupo Ipadeola | Zendy; Elizabeth Smout | Zendy; Elsie Ilori | Zendy; Ayodele Adeyemo | Zendy; Chukwuma David Umeokonkwo | Zendy; Damian U. Nwidi | Zendy; Williams Nwachukwu | Zendy; Winifred Ukponu | Zendy; Emeka Omabe | Zendy; Uchenna Anaebonam | Zendy; Nneka Marian Chika-Igwenyi | Zendy; Gordon Igbodo | Zendy; Womi Eteng | Zendy; Ikemefule Rex Uzoma | Zendy; Muhammed Saleh | Zendy; Joseph Agboeze | Zendy; Samuel Mutbam | Zendy; Tanyth de Gooyer | Zendy; Rosie Short | Zendy; Everistus Aniaku | Zendy; Robinson Onoh | Zendy; Emeka Onwe Ogah | Zendy; Patrick Nguku | Zendy; John Oladejo | Zendy; Peter Clement | Zendy; Olubunmi Ojo | Zendy; Chikwe Ihekweazu | Zendy

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A cluster of nosocomial Lassa fever cases in a tertiary health facility in Nigeria: Description and lessons learned, 2018

Author(s) -

Chioma Dan-Nwafor,

Oladipupo Ipadeola,

Elizabeth Smout,

Elsie Ilori,

Ayodele Adeyemo,

Chukwuma David Umeokonkwo,

Damian U. Nwidi,

Williams Nwachukwu,

Winifred Ukponu,

Emeka Omabe,

Uchenna Anaebonam,

Nneka Marian Chika-Igwenyi,

Gordon Igbodo,

Womi Eteng,

Ikemefule Rex Uzoma,

Muhammed Saleh,

Joseph Agboeze,

Samuel Mutbam,

Tanyth de Gooyer,

Rosie Short,

Everistus Aniaku,

Robinson Onoh,

Emeka Onwe Ogah,

Patrick Nguku,

John Oladejo,

Peter Clement,

Olubunmi Ojo,

Chikwe Ihekweazu

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

international journal of infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278

H-Index - 89

eISSN - 1878-3511

pISSN - 1201-9712

DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2019.03.030

Subject(s) - lassa fever , medicine , outbreak , index case , health facility , transmission (telecommunications) , lassa virus , environmental health , epidemiology , infection control , cluster (spacecraft) , health care , pediatrics , intensive care medicine , virology , population , health services , virus , engineering , computer science , economic growth , electrical engineering , economics , programming language

Lassa fever is an acute viral haemorrhagic disease endemic in Nigeria. The 2018 Lassa fever outbreak in Nigeria was unprecedented, with 8% of all cases occurring among healthcare workers (HCWs). A disproportionately high number of these infections occurred in HCWs working in a tertiary health facility in Nigeria. This paper describes the cluster of Lassa fever infections among HCWs in a treatment centre and the lessons learnt.

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