NCDC records hike in Lassa fever death cases

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, has announced that there was a hike in the recorded cases of Lassa fever in 2025

The NCDC, via its official website, disclosed that they recorded a total of 215 deaths due to Lassa fever in 2025. They added that there was a 18.7 percent hike in the record when compared to the data from 2024.

While stressing that the hike is a cause for concern, the NCDC said it has intensified efforts to ensure the disease does not spread.

“In week 52 alone, 27 new confirmed cases and nine deaths were reported across Bauchi, Ondo, Ebonyi, Taraba and Nasarawa states. Ondo State led with 35 per cent, followed by Bauchi with 26 per cent, Edo with 16 per cent and Taraba with 12 per cent,” it said.