•Lassa fever Director-general, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), Dr Jide Idris, has identified Ondo, Bauchi, Taraba, Edo and Benue as the five high burden states for Lassa fever in the country, stressing that they account for 86 per cent of cases so far in 2026. He called on healthcare workers, state governments, [&hell...
•Lassa fever Nigeria’s health-security system is facing a fresh test as Lassa fever, cholera and diphtheria expose danÂgerous gaps in disease detection, labÂoratory capacity, treatment, immuÂnisation, sanitation and community surveillance. The revelation comes amid a cholera outbreak that has produced more than 65,000 suspected cases across 35...
•Lassa fever Nigeria’s Lassa fever outbreak has claimed 229 lives this year, with the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, confirming a fresh spike in infections as 25 new cases were recorded in one week across five states. The latest Lassa Fever Situation Report for Epidemiological Week 28 showed that confirmed cases rose ...
•Lassa fever The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, has raised fresh alarm over the worsening Lassa fever outbreak after the disease claimed 221 lives in six months, with new infections increasing steadily for three consecutive weeks and the fatality rate remaining significantly higher than last year’s level. The latest e...
•Lassa fever Lassa fever has claimed 214 lives in Nigeria, with the case fatality rate rising to 25 per cent. According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention Lassa Fever Situation Report for Week 23 (June 1 to June 7, 2026), the fatality rate represents an increase from the 18.9 per cent recorded […]
Nigeria is confronting a deadly resurgence of Lassa fever, with 191 lives already lost in 2026, according to new data released by the Nigeria Centre for DisÂease Control and Prevention (NCDC). The agency’s latest situation report highlights a sharp rise in confirmed cases and a persistentÂly high fatality rate across affectÂed states, raising ...
•Lassa fever Nigeria has recorded 167 deaths from Lassa fever within the first three months of 2026, according to figures released by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC). The toll underscores the severity of the outbreak, which continues to spread across multiple states despite ongoing containment efforts, reports Satu...
•Lassa fever The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says six healthcare workers were infected with Lassa fever in one week, raising fresh concerns about occupational exposure among frontline health personnel. The NCDC disclosed this today in its Lassa Fever Situation Report for Epidemiological Week 9, covering Feb. 23 to ...
•Lassa fever The Benue State Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Dr. Paul Ogwuche has assured residents of the state that measures were being put in place to contain the spread of the Lassa Fever outbreak in the state. In an update on the current state of Lassa Fever, the commissioner noted that another health […]
•Lassa fever The Benue State government has confirmed the death of 10 health workers following an outbreak of Lassa fever, with 45 cases testing positive out of 250 suspected infections recorded across the state. The State Epidemiologist, Dr Msuega Asema, disclosed this yesterday during an assessment visit by the Commissioner for Health and Hu...
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