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Novel Pathogen Detectionactive

Nigeria NCDC cumulative Lassa fever case count for 2026 will exceed 800 (with deaths >200) by end-Jul 2026, consistent with NCDC trajectory: 469 cases/109 deaths by Mar 17 2026 (Guardian Nigeria) escalating to 170 deaths by Apr 16 2026 (Arise News) during active peak-season transmission and Benue State outbreak.</magnitude> <parameter name="key_assumption">Lassa fever is hyperendemic in Nigeria with annual peak Jan-May; NCDC weekly sitreps and case/death counts are canonical T1 source. Current 2026 trajectory (469→after 4 weeks >600 implied by 170 deaths at CFR ~20-25%) tracks above histori...

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High confidence

Confidence in this assessment
80%

Evidence is strong and consistent, while still subject to revision as new data arrives. Based on 0 linked evidence items and assessed against 90D.

Assessed through 90D·0 linked evidence items·Tracking since Apr 20, 2026

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Automated

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T1Primary Institutional

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Required terms

transmissionhyperendemicpeak-seasoncumulative

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Evidence quality mix

Tracking since Apr 20, 2026.

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Scope synthesis

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Open synthesis →

Uganda Sudan Virus Disease outbreak declared over (Final Brief 16, Apr 20), constituting a qualifying filovirus spillover event; Nigeria Lassa and Burundi mystery illness hypotheses unchanged pending sitrep updates.

No NCDC sitrep; seasonal trajectory consistent with ≥800 case projection

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0 linked items.

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Integrity anchor

Brier 0.202

19 resolved novel pathogen detection predictions.