Detection of clusters and geographical hotspot for Lassa fever in Edo Central Senatorial district of Nigeria: A step into a nation-wide mapping of Lassa fever

摘要

Background: Lassa fever is a viral hemorrhagic fever which occurs mainly in Nigeria and other African countries with high mortality during epidemics. Surveillance data shows that Edo Central Senatorial District of Nigeria has the highest number of cases recorded since 1969 when the disease was first discovered in Nigeria. Despite this, there is yet to be a detection of geographical clusters and hotspots of the disease since the first outbreak in 1969.