Nigeria Records 59 Deaths from Lassa Fever

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has confirmed that Lassa fever has claimed 59 lives since the beginning of 2022.

NCDC in its report confirmed that reported Lassa fever cases increased from 58 in week five to 77 cases in week six of 2022.

The report noted that in 2022, 19 states have recorded at least one confirmed case across 65 local government areas, and of all confirmed cases of 73 per cent, Ondo recorded, 32 per cent, Edo, 23 per cent and Bauchi, 18 per cent.

Meanwhile, the national Lassa fever multi-partner, multi-sectoral Emergency Coordination Centre, EOC, has been activated to coordinate response activities at all levels.