The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says the country has recorded 1,086 confirmed cases of Lassa fever and 259 deaths across 24 states and 118 LGAs in 2026. In its latest Lassa fever situation report for week 36 (August 31 to September 6), the NCDC said 12 new confirmed cases were recorded…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, has expressed concern over the increasing death rate from Lassa fever, revealing that 214 people have died from the disease across the country in 2026. According to the agency’s latest situation report released on June 22, the Case Fatality Rate, CFR, has risen to 25 per…
A senior medical doctor working with the AIDS Prevention Initiative in Nigeria, in the Konshisha Local Government Area of Benue State, has died following complications from Lassa fever. The State Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Dr Paul Ejeh-Ogwuche, confirmed the development on Monday in Makurdi, saying the ministry had activated contact tracing and surveillance…
The Cross River Health Management Board says one person died of Lassa fever in the state between January and July. The state’s Chief Epidemiologist, Inyang Ekpenyong, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Calabar on Monday. Ms Ekpenyong said that one person died out of the two confirmed cases recorded…
Calabar, Nigeria – The Cross River State government has confirmed an outbreak of Lassa Fever in Obubra Local Government Area (LGA) following the death of a 30-year-old male farmer from the Unincha community. The State Commissioner for Health, Dr Henry Egbe Ayuk, announced the outbreak in a public statement dated February 24, 2025, revealing that…
Nigeria has recorded 1,035 confirmed cases of Lassa fever out of 8,569 suspected cases, and 174 deaths in 28 states across 129 local government areas as of October 13, 2024. The country also recorded 380 confirmed cases of Cerebrospinal Meningitis out of 4,915 suspected cases and 361 deaths in 24 states across 174 LGAs in…
Dr. Yanmar Ortese, the Commissioner of Health for Benue State, has announced that the recent outbreak of Lassa fever has claimed the lives of at least nine persons in the region. Speaking to reporters in the state capital of Makurdi, Dr. Ortese revealed that there had been 46 confirmed cases of the fever, with five…
