Nigeria: 2025 Lassa Fever

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Ondo, Bauchi, Edo lead as NCDC confirms 660 Lassa fever cases, 122 deaths
The DG stressed the importance of early presentation to health facilities to reduce fatalities.
News Agency of Nigeria • April 9, 2025

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has identified Ondo, Bauchi, and Edo states as the epicentres of the Lassa fever outbreak in the country.

Briefing journalists on Wednesday in Abuja, Director-General of the NCDC, Dr Jide Idris, said that the states accounting for over 70 per cent of confirmed cases reported so far in 2025.

Lassa fever is a viral hemorrhagic disease transmitted primarily through contact with the urine or faeces of infected rats.

It can also spread from person to person through bodily fluids, contaminated objects, or infected medical equipment.

Symptoms include fever, sore throat, headache, vomiting, muscle pain, and in severe cases, bleeding from body openings.

Mr Idris said that the three states contributed 71 per cent of the 660 confirmed Lassa fever cases recorded between January and the end of March 2025, with Ondo accounting for 30 per cent, Bauchi 25 per cent, and Edo 16 per cent...

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Lassa Fever Case Uncovered At Kano Teaching Hospital
Hafsat Bello Bahara
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A case of Lassa fever has been discovered at the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH), prompting urgent response efforts by hospital authorities and the Kano State Government.

The revelation came on Friday through Salisu Inuwa, spokesperson for the hospital’s Infection Prevention and Control Unit, during an interview with a local newspaper.

Inuwa said two suspected cases were reported at the hospital last week, with one later confirmed after laboratory testing.

“Last week, we had two suspected cases of Lassa fever. One of them, unfortunately, passed away before we could collect a sample for testing. The second patient came in walking and tested positive for Lassa fever,” Inuwa said...

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Lassa fever outbreak worsens, death toll rises to 127
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on April 15, 2025
By Kabeer Bello

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported a continued rise in Lassa fever cases, with 15 new confirmed infections and five additional deaths recorded in Week 14 of 2025 (March 31 – April 6).

The latest figures show that 674 cases have been confirmed from a total of 4,025 suspected cases across 18 states and 93 local government areas. So far, 127 deaths have been recorded, resulting in a Case Fatality Rate (CFR) of 18.8%—slightly higher than the same period last year (18.5%).

According to the NCDC, the epicentres of the outbreak remain Ondo, Bauchi, and Edo states, which together account for 71% of all confirmed cases. Ondo leads with 30%, followed by Bauchi (25%) and Edo (16%)...