Lassa Fever: NCDC Confirms 895 Cases, 166 Deaths in Nigeria in 2025

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has launched its brand new Situation Report, overlaying Week 37 (September 8–14, 2025), confirming a complete of 895 Lassa fever instances and 166 deaths throughout the united states of america to date in 2025.

The brand new weekly replace mentioned eleven new showed instances in Ondo, Bauchi, Kogi, and Anambra States, representing a moderate decline from the thirteen instances recorded withinside the preceding week.

The cumulative figures translate to a Case Fatality Rate (CFR) of 18.five percentage, that's better than the 16.nine percentage CFR mentioned all through the corresponding length in 2024.

Lassa fever has now been showed in 21 states throughout 106 Local Government Areas (LGAs). However, about ninety percentage of all infections are focused in only 5 states: Ondo, Bauchi, Edo, Taraba, and Ebonyi, highlighting the sustained intense burden of the disorder in those regions.

The NCDC record additionally indicated that the 21–30 age institution stays the maximum affected. Encouragingly, no new infections amongst healthcare people have been recorded all through the reporting week, and each the suspected and showed instances display a downward fashion as compared to the identical length remaining year.

While reaffirming its dedication to outbreak control, the NCDC advised Nigerians to preserve vigilance and undertake important preventive measures, which includes averting touch with rodents, making sure right meals storage, and looking for early clinical interest for any suspected symptoms.