The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported 80 deaths from 413 confirmed Lassa fever cases across 11 states during Epidemiological Week 6 (February 3 to 9, 2025).
The NCDC announced this on its official website.
The federal disease control agency said the case fatality rate (CFR) had risen to 19.4 per cent, up from 17.5 per cent, in the same period in 2024.
The latest Lassa Fever Situation Report revealed that 73 per cent of confirmed cases came from Ondo, Edo, and Bauchi states, with Ondo leading at 34 per cent, followed by Edo with 21 per cent, and Bauchi with 18 per cent.
It said a total of 63 local government areas in the 11 states recorded confirmed cases of the disease.
