NCDC reports 1,138 lassa fever cases, 268 deaths
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported 1,138 confirmed Lassa fever cases and 268 deaths across 24 states, with the case fatality rate standing at 23.6 per cent.
NARD faults healthcare system after doctor dies of Lassa fever in Jos
“When doctors die from the very diseases they are meant to fight, the nation often responds with silence. This raises a painful question: whose lives do we truly value as a nation?” the association asked.
Lassa fever claims 2 lives in Benue as cases rise to 9
By Peter Duru Makurdi—Two persons have reportedly died of Lassa fever in Benue State, just a week after seven cases of the viral disease were reported. The State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Paul Ogwuche, disclosed this on Thursday in Makurdi, noting a rise in Lassa fever cases over the past two weeks. According to him, […]
Benue records seven new suspected cases of Lassa fever
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Lassa Fever claims 215 lives nationwide in 2025, says NCDC
Nigeria recorded 215 deaths from Lassa fever in 2025, as the viral haemorrhagic disease continued to spread across the country, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has disclosed.
Lassa Fever kills 4 in Nasarawa; govt shuts general hospital
The deaths, which occurred on Wednesday, forced the state government to shut down the General Hospital in Awe, as health workers, including the Medical Superintendent, have been quarantined.
