The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has issued a new public advisory on Lassa fever following the death of a 31-year-old physician in Ondo State. The physician died a few days after returning from the United Kingdom.
In the advisory signed on 9 March by NCDC Director General, Jide Idris, the agency reported that as of 2 March, Nigeria had recorded 535 confirmed cases and 98 deaths across 14 states in 2025.
The NCDC noted that Ondo, Bauchi, Edo, Taraba and…
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