Week 34: NCDC Confirms 3 New Cases Of Lassa Fever, Records 160 Deaths In 2025
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed three new Lassa fever cases in Edo and Ondo states in its Week 34 Situation Report, covering 18–24 August 2025.
The figure is a drop from the five cases recorded the previous week.
So far this year, Nigeria has recorded 857 confirmed cases and 160 deaths, representing a case fatality rate of 18.7% higher than the 17.1% recorded in the same period in 2024.
According to the report, 21 states across 106 LGAs have logged at least one confirmed case, with Ondo, Bauchi, Edo, Taraba and Ebonyi accounting for 90% of infections. The most affected age group remains 21–30 years.
Encouragingly, no healthcare worker was infected in Week 34, and the overall number of suspected and confirmed cases is lower than the same time last year.
