Lassa fever has killed 259 people in Nigeria this year, NCDC says
Nigeria has recorded 1,086 confirmed Lassa fever cases and 259 deaths across 24 states in 2026, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention. The figures represent a reported case-fatality rate of 23.9%, but the supplied material gives no state-by-state breakdown or trend comparison.
Nigeria has recorded 1,086 confirmed cases of Lassa fever across 24 states in 2026, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention reports. The NCDC said 259 people have died from the disease during the period covered by its figures. It put the case-fatality rate at 23.9%.
The supplied information does not identify the affected states individually, specify the dates covered by the report, or provide a comparison with previous years. It also does not include details about suspected cases, recoveries, or the distribution of deaths among the 24 states. Lassa fever is the subject of the NCDC’s reported figures, but the available material does not provide further information about transmission, symptoms, prevention measures, treatment, or the agency’s response.
The figures therefore establish the reported national totals without offering a more detailed epidemiological breakdown.
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