Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed that Lassa fever has killed 155 people in the seven months of 2025.
A statement by NCDC in Abuja, yesterday, said 21 states recorded at least one confirmed case across 105 local government areas and that 89 percent of all confirmed cases were reported from five states, namely Ondo, Bauchi, Edo, Taraba, and Ebonyi, while 11 percent were reported from 16 states with confirmed Lassa fever cases.
“Of the 89 percent confirmed cases, Ondo reported 32 percent, Bauchi 23 percent, Edo
17 percent, Taraba 14 percent, and Ebonyi 3 percent.”NCDC said the predominant age group affected is 21-30 years, and the male-to-female ratio for confirmed cases is 1:0.8, adding that the number of suspected and confirmed cases decreased compared to that reported for the same period in 2024.
It further confirmed that no new healthcare worker was affected in the reporting week 29, and the National Lassa fever multi-partner, multi-sectoral Technical Working Group (TWG) are coordinating response activities at all levels.
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