Mace-macen Lassa Fever ya Kai 109 a Najeriya Duk da Raguwar Sabbin Kamuwa – NCDC
Hukumar kula da yaduwar cututtuka ta Najeriya, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, ta bayyana cewa mutane 109 sun mutu sakamakon cutar Lassa fever a shekarar 2026, duk da cewa an samu raguwar sabbin kamuwa da cutar a makonnin baya bayan nan.
A rahoton da hukumar ta fitar wanda ya rufe daga 23 ga Fabrairu zuwa 1 ga Maris 2026, an bayyana cewa sabbin kamuwa 65 ne aka tabbatar a mako na 9, idan aka kwatanta da 77 da aka samu a mako na 8.
Jihohin da Aka Fi Samun Kamuwa
An samu kamuwar cutar a jihohi da dama ciki har da:
jahar Bauchi
jahar Taraba
jahar Benue
jahar Ondo
jahar Edo
jahar Plateau
jahar Nasarawa
Rahoton ya kuma nuna cewa jihohi biyar Bauchi, Taraba, Ondo, Benue da Edo, su ne ke da kusan kashi 86% na dukkan kamuwar cutar a bana.
Adadin Mutuwa Ya Karu
Hukumar ta ce adadin mutuwar cutar ya kai kashi 23.2%, wanda ya fi na shekarar da ta gabata lokacin da aka samu 18.7%.
Haka kuma, an tabbatar da cewa ma’aikatan lafiya shida sun kamu da cutar zuwa mako na 9 na shekarar.
Menene Lassa Fever?
Lassa fever wata cuta ce mai hatsari wadda kwayar Lassa virus ke haifarwa. Ana kamuwa da ita ne ta hanyar hulda da abinci ko kayayyakin gida da fitsari ko kashin berayen da suka kamu da cutar suka gurbata.
Haka kuma tana iya yaduwa daga mutum zuwa mutum ta hanyar hulda da jinin ko ruwan jikin wanda ya kamu da cutar.
Alamomin cutar sun hada da:
Zazzabi
Gajiya
Ciwon kai
Zubar jini
Wahalar numfashi
Lalacewar gabobin jiki
Masana sun ce gano cutar da wuri da kuma amfani da maganin Ribavirin na taimakawa rage mace-mace.
Matakan Da Ake Dauka
Hukumar NCDC ta ce ta kara kaimi wajen yaki da cutar ta hanyar:
Binciken masu kamuwa da cutar
Bibiyar wadanda suka yi hulda da su
Rarraba kayan kariya ga ma’aikatan lafiya
Tura kwararrun jami’an lafiya zuwa jihohin da cutar ta fi yawa
An kuma gudanar da ayyukan hadin gwiwa da kungiyoyi irin su World Health Organization da Médecins Sans Frontières domin shawo kan barkewar cutar.
Kalubale
Duk da wadannan matakai, NCDC ta ce har yanzu akwai matsaloli da suka hada da:
Mutane na zuwa asibiti a makare
Rashin neman magani da wuri
Rashin tsaftar muhalli
Karancin wayar da kai a wasu yankuna
Shawarwari
Hukumar ta bukaci gwamnatocin jihohi su kara wayar da kan jama’a game da hanyoyin kare kai daga cutar, tare da karfafa ma’aikatan lafiya su yi gaggawar gano wadanda ake zargin sun kamu.
