Lassa fever claims 10 lives in Nigeria, 54 cases confirmed

CHIOMA OBINNA FROM VAGUARD

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, said that a total of 54 confirmed cases of Lassa fever and 10 deaths were recorded in Nigeria out of the 196 suspected cases.

The cases according to NCDC were recorded between December 30, 2024, and January 5, 2025.

The report which was contained in the Lassa fever situation report obtained from the NCDC was from six states and 20 local government areas.

 The report states:  “In week 1, the number of new confirmed cases decreased from 70 in epi week 52, of 2024 to 54. These were reported in Ondo, Bauchi, Edo, Taraba, Ebonyi, and Kogi States.

Cumulatively in week 1, 2025, 10 deaths have been reported with a CFR of 18.5 percent which is higher than the CFR for the same period in 2024 (11.3 percent).