Daily Post The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, has urged state governments to strengthen year-round community engagement to curb the spread of Lassa fever.
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, the NCDC said, brings the total confirmed cases to 836 across 21 states and 105 local government areas, with an 18.7 per cent case fatality rate, higher than the 17.3 per cent recorded in the same period in 2024. The agency said the country has recorded 156 deaths from the disease in 2025.
According to the report, 90 per cent of confirmed cases were recorded in five states: Ondo (33 per cent), Bauchi (23 per cent), Edo (17 per cent), Taraba (14 per cent), and Ebonyi (3 per cent).
It said that the most affected age group was 21–30 years, with more men than women infected.
The NCDC noted that no new healthcare worker infections occurred in the reporting week.