Lassa Fever: Death toll hits 191
New Lassa fever new cases jumped from nine in Week 17 to 22 in Week 18, with infections recorded in Ondo, Edo, and Plateau
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One dies as Oyo records five confirmed Lassa fever cases
The Oyo State Government has confirmed five cases of Lassa fever, including one fatality, and said that emergency measures have been swiftly activated to contain the outbreak and safeguard public health.
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Lassa Fever Surge: Lagos raises alarm, launches statewide campaign
The Lagos State Government on Saturday issued a public health alert on Lassa fever, announcing the commencement of a statewide awareness and prevention campaign amid rising infections across the country and the safety of frontline health workers.
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Lassa fever deaths rise in Nigeria — NCDC
”The number of suspected and confirmed cases has increased compared to the same period in 2025,” the report stated.
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Six health workers contract Lassa fever in one week — NCDC
According to the report, the infections occurred as the country continues to battle the viral haemorrhagic disease across several states.
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Lassa fever kills 70 in 7 weeks, 318 confirmed cases
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, on Saturday, confirmed that the country recorded 70 deaths from Lassa fever in the first seven weeks of 2026, with 318 confirmed cases out of 1,469 suspected infections reported nationwide.
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Lassa Fever: Kano confirms one dead, two others infected
Kano Centre for Disease Control, KNCDC, has confirmed one person dead and two others, a doctor and another woman, infected by Lassa Fever in the state.
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Lassa fever cases jump 57% in one week as 31 Nigerians die
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, Monday, raised fresh alarm over a sharp spike in Lassa fever infections, confirming that new cases surged by 57 per cent in one week as the country recorded 31 deaths within the first five epidemiological weeks of 2026.
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Doctor dies treating Lassa fever as NARD blames failing health system
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors, NARD, on Saturday condemned what it described as Nigeria’s failing healthcare system following the death of Dr. Salome Oboyi, a Senior Registrar in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Bingham University Teaching Hospital (BHUTH), Jos, who died after contracting Lassa fever while treating a patient.
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NARD faults healthcare system after doctor dies of Lassa fever in Jos
“When doctors die from the very diseases they are meant to fight, the nation often responds with silence. This raises a painful question: whose lives do we truly value as a nation?” the association asked.
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