Lassa fever has claimed 214 lives in Nigeria, with the Case Fatality Rate climbing to 25.0 per cent, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has said.
June 22, 2026
Lassa fever has claimed 214 lives in Nigeria, with the Case Fatality Rate climbing to 25.0 per cent, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has said.
This is contained in the NCDC Lassa Fever Situation Report for Week 23 (June 1 to June 7).
This, the agency said, is up sharply from 18.9 per cent during the same period in 2025.
It said that both suspected and confirmed cases have also increased compared to 2025.
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