Daily Trust Nigeria’s ongoing Lassa fever outbreak is showing a worrying rise in deaths, with new figures from treatment centres and national surveillance pointing not just to wider transmission, but a deepening fatality burden across several states.
Latest figures from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) show that the country has recorded over 500 confirmed cases and 146 deaths from Lassa fever between January and mid-March. The NCDC also reports that at least 38 healthcare workers have been infected in the current outbreak, with at least three deaths recorded — a pattern experts said reflects both occupational exposure and weaknesses in infection prevention systems.
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