Lassa fever has claimed 70 lives this year, with Taraba, Ondo and Edo states having the highest number of casualties, Daily Trust reports.According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and ...

No fewer than 12 persons have lost their lives to Lassa fever in Ondo State out of 112 confirmed cases. According to the Statistician General of the state, Olusola Ajayi, who revealed this, 353 ...

NCDC stated that 10 states have recorded at least one confirmed case of Lassa fever across 54 LGAs between week one to four.

Four out of the 36 suspected Lassa fever cases in Benue State from 3 Local Government areas of Ukum, Okpokwu and Makurdi died ...

No fewer than twelve (12) persons have lost their lives out of 112 confirmed cases of deadly Lassa fever in Ondo State.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says Nigeria has recorded 214 confirmed cases of Lassa fever and 39 deaths in 2025.

An official said the state has activated its Public Health Emergencies Response Management Team, collaborating with healthcare facilities, community leaders, and stakeholders to contain the outbreak.

There are ongoing plans for late-stage clinical trials in Nigeria, Liberia, and Sierra Leone, offering hope for a much-needed breakthrough in the search for a safe and effective Lassa fever vaccine.

The Federal Government and a non-governmental organisation, the Institute of Human Virology Nigeria, have partnered with the ...

No fewer than 12 people have died from Lassa fever in Ondo State, with 112 confirmed cases and 353 reported infections, the ...

NCDC stated that 10 states have recorded at least one confirmed case of Lassa fever across 54 LGAs between week one to four.