… 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…

The NCDC said 23 states have now reported at least one confirmed case across 116 local government areas (LGAs)