National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) ta bayyana cewa Najeriya ta ji karuwar cutar Lassa da meningitis a wannan shekarar. Daga cikin rahotannin da aka samu har zuwa 13 ga Oktoba, 2024, akwai 8,569 na cutar Lassa da aka shakka, 1,035 na cutar Lassa da aka tabbatar, da 174 na mutuwa.
Kamar yadda rahoton NCDC ya nuna, cutar Lassa ta yi tasiri a jami’ar jiha 28 da karamar hukumar 129 a kasar. Haka kuma, cutar meningitis ta yi tasiri a jami’ar jiha 24 da karamar hukumar da dama, inda aka ji 380 na cutar meningitis.
NCDC ta kuma bayyana cewa shekarar da ta gabata, 2023, cutar Lassa ta yi tasiri a jami’ar jiha 28 da karamar hukumar 114, inda aka ji 9,155 na cutar Lassa da aka shakka, 1,270 na cutar Lassa da aka tabbatar, da 227 na mutuwa.
Kungiyar ta NCDC ta kuma bayyana cewa cutar meningitis ta yi tasiri a jami’ar jiha 24 a shekaru biyu da suka gabata, inda aka ji 361 na mutuwa.
