The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) on Thursday, reported that 846 confirmed cases of Lassa fever have been recorded in 25 States across 99 Local Government Areas in Nigeria this year, resulting in 148 deaths.
NCDC noted that Lassa fever remains a major public health challenge in Nigeria as a result of poor health-seeking behavior brought on by the high expense of treatment and clinical management, poor environmental sanitation, low awareness, and late presentation of Lassa fever cases.
