… 1,000 confirmed cases recorded nationwide … Late presentation, high treatment cost fuelling deaths … 23 states, 116 LGAs affected By Chioma Obinna Nigeria’s Lassa fever crisis has worsened, with 237 people dying from the disease out of 1,000 confirmed cases recorded so far in 2026, pushing the Case Fatality Rate, CFR, to 23.7 per […]
… 1,000 confirmed cases recorded nationwide
… Late presentation, high treatment cost fuelling deaths
… 23 states, 116 LGAs affected
By Chioma Obinna
Nigeria’s Lassa fever crisis has worsened, with 237 people dying from the disease out of 1,000 confirmed cases recorded so far in 2026, pushing the Case Fatality Rate, CFR, to 23.7 per cent.
Nigeria has recorded 214 deaths from Lassa fever in 2026, with the Case Fatality Rate (CFR) rising to 25%, according to the…
NCDC reports Lassa fever has claimed 214 lives in Nigeria, with the fatality rate surging to 25%. Learn about affected states and…
Lassa fever has claimed 214 lives in Nigeria, with the Case Fatality Rate climbing to 25.0 per cent, the Nigeria Centre for…
…NCDC flags growing concern over infections, delayed treatmentBy Chioma Obinna The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and…
In its latest Lassa Fever Situation Report for Epidemiological Week 17, covering 20 to 26 April 2026, the agency said the case…
The agency disclosed this in its Lassa fever situation report for epidemiological week 26, released on Friday
