Commissioner for Health, Dr. Oluwaserimi Ajetunmobi, disclosed this at a news briefing held in Ibadan, the state capital, on Friday.
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It said despite a recent dip in new weekly infections, the overall Case Fatality Rate (CFR) has surged to 25.2%, significantly higher than the 18.5% recorded during the same period in 2025.
The NCDC disclosed this on Friday in its Lassa Fever Situation Report for Epidemiological Week 10 (March 2-8, 2026).
The higher fatality rate comes in spite of a decline in the total number of confirmed cases compared to the same period in 2025.
Dr. Paul Ogwuche, the Commissioner for Health and Human Services, disclosed this to newsmen in Makurdi on Monday.
It said strict compliance with Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) measures remained the most effective defence against hospital-based transmission.
The Commissioner for Health, Dr. Nicholas Baamlong, confirmed this development to Channels Television on Wednesday
The suspected cases have prompted immediate public health response measures by the authorities.
Speaking on the development, the Disease Surveillance Officer in the area, Ahmad Yahuza Abdullahi, explained that tension began to mount when a woman was brought to a health facility in Awe with Lassa fever symptoms suddenly died before receiving medical care.
According to the report, confirmed cases increased from 11 in Week 43 to 12 in Week 44, with infections recorded in Ondo, Edo, and Benue states.
NCDC revealed this in its latest Situation Report for epidemiological Week 33 (August 11-17, 2025), confirming five new cases, down from 12, the previous week.
In its latest situation report for epidemiological Week 31, it confirmed nine new cases in Ondo, Edo and Taraba State, up from three reported the previous week.
In its latest situation report for epidemiological week 31, the agency confirmed nine new cases in Ondo, Edo and Taraba, up from three reported the previous week.
This marks a higher case fatality rate (CFR) of 18.7 percent compared to 17.3 percent recorded within the same period in 2024 as reported by NCDC.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) disclosed this in its latest report on the fever via its official website on Saturday in Abuja.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed 145 deaths from Lassa fever in 2025 as the…
It disclosed this in its latest situation report for Epidemiological Week 23, June 2 to 8, 2025, which was posted on its official website on Wednesday.
Agwale, the Chief Executive Officer of Innovative Biotech, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Abuja.
The NCDC made the latest disclosure via its official website on Friday, highlighting the continued public health challenge posed by these diseases.
This is according to the NCDC latest situation report shared via its official website.