The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said the country has recorded 1,025 confirmed cases and 174 deaths of Lassa fever across 28 states of the federation from January to 6 October.
NCDC, in its latest Lassa fever situation report, noted that cumulatively from week 1 to 40, the fatalities were recorded with a case fatality rate (CFR) of 17.0 per cent which is the same as the cases recorded in the same period in 2023.
NCDC report for week 40 spanning from 30 September to 6 October, also noted a decrease in the number of confirmed cases from nine in week 39 to seven in the reporting week.
