Vanguard· 2h ago· 1 min read
…NCDC records 25 new cases in one week, healthcare worker infected
By Chioma Obinna
Nigeria’s Lassa fever outbreak has claimed 229 lives this year, with the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, confirming a fresh spike in infections as 25 new cases were recorded in one week across five states.
The latest Lassa Fever Situation Report for Epidemiological Week 28 showed that confirmed cases rose from 14 in Week 27 to 25 in Week 28, with new infections reported in Ondo, Bauchi, Edo, Kogi and Cross River states.
The report also revealed that the country has recorded 963 confirmed cases out of 6,554 suspected infections between Weeks 1 and 28, while the case fatality rate, CFR, stood at 23.8 per cent, significantly higher than the 18.7 per cent recorded during the same period in 2025.
Unfortunately, one healthcare worker was infected during the reporting week,…
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