Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), has announced 142 deaths and 747 confirmed cases of Lassa fever across 18 states in Nigeria, in its epidemiological week 22, 2025 report. In its situation report on Thursday, the agency stated that the Case Fatality Rate (CFR) stands at 19.0%, which is slightly higher than the same period in 2024. NCDC …

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported a total of 366 deaths from Lassa fever and meningitis in the country, highlighting the continued public health challenge posed by these diseases. From January 1 to 18 May 2025, the NCDC confirmed 733 cases of Lassa fever from 5,118 suspected infections across 18 states and 95 local government …

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has listed 1,277 persons for follow-up over the possibility of being infected with Lassa fever. This follows the centre recording 659 confirmed cases out of 3,779 suspected cases and 122 deaths in 13 weeks (from January to March 30, 2025). A report obtained from the NCDC on Friday indicated that no …

The Edo State Government has recorded 13 deaths from the outbreak of Lassa fever across the state. The Director, Public Health in the state’s Ministry of Health, Dr Stephenson Ojeifo, also said the state has confirmed three cases of Monkey pox (Mpox) but with no mortality. Speaking with Daily Trust at the weekend, Ojeifo said the state has recorded 83 …

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported a decline in confirmed Lassa fever cases for Epidemiological Week 3 of 2025. Fatalities remain a concern, with 39 deaths recorded so far this year. The NCDC disclosed this in its latest Lassa Fever Situation Report published on its official website on Sunday. According to the report, confirmed cases …

Edo has recorded 56 Lassa fever cases and eight deaths between 30 December 2024 and January 2025, says the Commissioner for Health, Dr Cyril Oshiomhole. Oshiomhole confirmed the incident on Friday in Benin while formally declaring the situation of Lassa fever in the state. “The 2025 epidemic year began on 30 December 2024. Since then, 336 suspected cases have been …

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has recorded 1,154 confirmed cases of Lassa fever out of the 9,492 suspected cases and 190 deaths so far in 2024. At a press briefing in Abuja on Monday, the Director General of the NCDC, Dr Jide Idris, disclosed that “There has been an alarming increase in Lassa fever cases and …

The Oyo State Rapid Response Team, on Thursday, confirmed four deaths linked to a suspected Lassa fever outbreak in the Saki West Local Government Area of the state. A statement by the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Dotun Oyelade, in Ibadan, the state capital, quoted his counterpart from the Ministry of Health, Oluwaserimi Ajetunmobi, saying the fatalities consisted three males …

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), has confirmed a total of 168 deaths, including 17 probable, due to Lassa fever between January and August 2024. This represents a case fatality rate of 17.1 per cent out of the 7,973 suspected cases reported across 127 local government areas in 28 states. In its latest update, the agency revealed …

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has listed more than 30 pathogens that are likely to cause the next pandemic in the African region. This was revealed in its latest report titled, ‘Pathogens prioritisation: A scientific framework for epidemic and pandemic research preparedness’. Among the viruses and bacteria are Lassa fever, Mpox, Ebola, dengue fever, respiratory virus, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, …