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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported 109 deaths from Lassa fever in the first nine weeks of 2026, with a case fatality rate (CFR) of 23.2 per cent — significantly higher than the 18.7 per cent recorded during the same period in 2025. Between Week 1 and Week 9 of…
A major six-year study has warned that Lassa fever is being dangerously underdiagnosed, with a “substantial number” of infections slipping through routine clinical screening. The PREPARE study, led by the University of North Carolina and published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases, found that 11% of patients admitted with general fevers in Liberia actually had Lassa…
JALINGO — A devastating Lassa fever outbreak has claimed at least 15 lives in Taraba State, marking the most widespread occurrence of the disease in over a decade. Health officials confirmed that 49 individuals have tested positive for the viral haemorrhagic fever across several local government areas. Dr. Suleiman Kirim, Acting Head of Clinical Services…
