TheNigeria Centre for Disease Control,NCDC, on Friday announced the end of theemergency phase of Lassa fever outbreak in the country. Thiswas made known in a statement signed by the Chief Executive Officer of NCDC,Chikwe Ihekweazu, on Friday, in Abuja. Ihekweazusaid that the announcement followed a joint epidemiological review by the NCDC,WHO Nigeria and other partners. Accordingto him, on the 22nd of January 2019, the NCDC activated a national EmergencyOperations Centre, to coordinate response activities. Hesaid that the EOC was in response to an increase in Lassa fever cases at thebeginning of the year. Ihekweazuadded that since the beginning of the outbreak, 578 confirmed cases including129 deaths have been recorded from 21 states as at May 26. Hesaid that the NCDC, Federal Ministry of Environment, and that of Agricultureand Rural Development, as well as other partners coordinated by WHO Nigeria,led response activities across the country.