Lassa Fever: Death toll rises to 127 – NCDC

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has recorded 674 confirmed cases of Lassa fever and 127 deaths in 14 weeks.

This was disclosed in the centre’s latest situation report, which was published on Tuesday.

The report noted that the deaths resulted in a case fatality rate of 18.8 per cent —a slight increase from the 18.5 per cent recorded during the same period in 2024.

Breakdown of cases

According to the report, NCDC recorded 4,025 suspected cases from…