The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has issued a stark warning over the country’s worsening Lassa fever epidemic, revealing a disturbing surge in infections, with 811 confirmed cases and a sharply rising death toll of 152. As of the epidemiological week 28, 11 confirmed cases and one death have been recorded in 2025, with […]...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed 145 deaths from Lassa fever in 2025, as the country continues to battle the viral hemorrhagic disease across 18 states. According to the latest situation report released today by the NCDC for epidemiological week 24 (June 9–15), the country recorded 766 confirmed cases ...
Nigeria has reported an increase in Lassa fever cases, with 11 new confirmed infections, bringing the death toll to 143 this year. Meanwhile, one healthcare worker was newly infected during the latest reporting week, reports Vanguard. The 11 new cases recorded in week 23 of 2025 were reported in Ondo, Edo, Bauchi, and Taraba states. […]
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported a total of 747 confirmed cases of Lassa fever across 18 states in the country, with 142 deaths recorded as of epidemiological week 22, 2025. The Case Fatality Rate (CFR) stands at 19.0%, slightly higher than the same period in 2024, reports Nigerian Tribune. […]
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says Lassa fever has claimed 127 lives across 18 states in Nigeria as of Epidemiological Week 14. According to the NCDC, Ondo, Bauchi, and Edo states account for more than 70 per cent of confirmed infections, reports NAN. In its latest weekly situation report released today, [&hellip...
•Lassa Fever The Ogun State Commissioner for Health, Dr Tomi Coker, has declared an outbreak of Lassa Fever in the state with a casualty. The commissioner said that the hemorrhaging viral fever recently claimed the life of a 25-year-old female National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member who fell sick in Ondo and was brought to […]
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed a Lassa fever case with a travel history to the United Kingdom. The Director General of the NCDC, Dr Jide Idris, in a public advisory today, said the agency was notified on March 5, of a confirmed case of Lassa fever by the Ondo […]
•Lassa fever The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention today, confirmed 506 Lassa fever cases out of the 2,492 suspected cases of the disease, and 95 deaths as of February 23, 2025. The situation report of the hemorrhagic fever for week eight also showed that the disease has spread to 12 states and 70 […]
Lassa fever has claimed 70 lives this year, with Taraba, Ondo and Edo states having the highest number of casualties. According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), a total of 1, 552 suspected cases, 358 confirmed cases and 70 deaths from Lassa fever have been recorded since the beginning of the […]
•Lassa fever The Edo State Government today said there is a new outbreak of Lassa Fever in the state and called on the people to report any suspected case. The state Commissioner for Health, Cyril Oshiomhole, stated this at a press conference in Benin, the state capital. He also urged improvement in hygienic conditions to […]
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