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Situation Report in English on Nigeria about Health and Epidemic; published on 4 Oct 2026 by Govt. Nigeria
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has raised concerns over the spread of Lassa fever, confirming 268 deaths and 1,138 laboratory-confirmed cases across 24 states and 119 local government areas nationwide. According to the agency’s latest public health update, the case fatality rate has…
The figures highlight the continued burden of the disease despite a sharp decline in newly confirmed infections in the latest reporting week