NCDC registers 77 cases of Lassa fever in second week of 2023

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) registered 77 new Lassa fever cases and six-related deaths between Jan. 9 and Jan. 15.

It stated on Wednesday that the new cases were recorded in 25 local government areas of nine states of the federation.

It added that 33 of the cases were recorded in Ondo State; 25 in Edo; six in Ebonyi; five in Bauchi State; four in Benue and one each in Kogi, Imo, Oyo and Nasarawa State.