The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has said Lassa Fever claimed a total of 206 lives in 2025, explaining that a total of 1119 confirmed cases, and 206 deaths were recorded in Nigeria out of the 9,270 suspected cases nationwide in 2025.
The report showed that the Case Fatality Rate (CFR) in 2025 was higher than same period in 2024 (18.4 percent higher than 16.4 percent same period in 2024).
According to its Lassa Fever Situation Report for Week 51 (15 – 21st December, 2025), published yesterday, NCDC said that 88 percent of the confirmed cases were from Ondo, Bauchi, Taraba and Edo State.