Tribune/Nigeria THE Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported a rise in confirmed Lassa fever cases, with 162 deaths recorded across 21 states as of epidemiological week 35, spanning August 25 to 31, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) has reported.
The NCDC, via its official website on Tuesday, reported 10 new confirmed cases in week 35 alone, up from three in the previous week. It said that the new cases were detected in Edo, Ondo, Bauchi, and Taraba states.
Cumulatively, the agency said that the country has recorded 7,375 suspected cases and 871 confirmed infections in 2025, with a Case Fatality Rate (CFR) of 18.6 per cent, higher than the 17.1 per cent recorded during the same period in 2024.