Nigeria has recorded 57 new cases and 12 deaths from Lassa fever outbreak across eight states in one week, spanning 20 to 26 January.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) revealed this in its latest situation.
According to the report, the states affected were Ondo, Taraba, Edo, Bauchi, Ebonyi, Kogi, Nasarawa and Gombe.
The centre stated that 75 per cent of all confirmed cases were reported from Ondo, Edo, and Bauchi, while 25 per cent were reported from seven states.
Of the 75 per cent of all the confirmed cases, Ondo recorded 37 per cent, Edo 21 per cent and Bauchi 17 per cent.
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Cumulatively, Nigeria has recorded 290 confirmed cases of Lassa fever with 53 deaths in four weeks.
The number of deaths resulted in a case fatality rate (CFR) of 18.3 per cent which is lower than the CFR for the same period in 2024 which is 18.6 per cent.
While no health worker was affected in the reporting week, the NCDC stated that 10 states have recorded at least one confirmed case of Lassa fever across 54 local government areas between week one to four.
It said the predominant age group affected is 21-30 years.
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