Table 1 Samples collected from Nigerian patients with symptoms of Lassa Fever (LF)
From: Metagenomic surveillance uncovers diverse and novel viral taxa in febrile patients from Nigeria
Number of Samples | LASV RT-qPCR | Hospital or Public Health Agency | State | Year | LASV Genomes | Non-LASV Genomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
415 | Positive | Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital | Edo | 2017-18 | 220 reported in Siddle et al.14 | 37 reported in this study |
95 | Negative | Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital | Edo | 2018 | 2 reported in this study | 11 reported in this study |
25 | Positive | Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital Abakaliki | Ebonyi | 2019-20 | 10 reported in this study | 0 reported in this study |
13 | Positive | Federal Medical Centre | Ondo | 2019 | 3 reported in this study | 0 reported in this study |
5 | Positive | Nigerian Centre for Disease Control | Kebbi | 2019 | 2 reported in this study | 0 reported in this study |
