The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported 162 deaths from Lassa fever across 21 states as of epidemiological week 35, covering August 25–31, 2025.
Ondo, Bauchi, Edo, Taraba, and Ebonyi states have accounted for 90% of all confirmed Lassa fever cases in...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported a decline in new confirmed Lassa fever...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed a new case of Lassa fever in...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed 80 deaths from 413 Lassa fever cases across 11 states during Epidemiological Week 6 (Feb. 3–9, 2025).
Edo State has recorded 36 Lassa fever cases and eight deaths between December 30, 2024, and January 2025,...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed 54 cases of Lassa fever recorded from...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has disclosed that 1,154 confirmed cases and 190 deaths have been recorded so far this year, representing a case fatality rate of over 13%.
Nigeria has recorded 1,035 confirmed cases of Lassa fever out of 8,569 suspected cases, with 174 deaths reported across 28 states and 129 local government areas as of October 13, 2024.
The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) a global health coalition, has disclosed that it has invested over $250 million in Lassa fever studies since 2017, with the aim of developing a vaccine for the disease.
Nigeria is at the forefront of the Lassa fever crisis in West Africa, with a recent study revealing that the country bears over 50% of the West Africa's cases of 2.7 million.
The Nigerian Army has confirmed the outbreak of acute viral hemorrhagic disease commonly known as Lassa fever at a facility in Kaduna state.
