Lassa Fever Toll Hits 214 As Fatality Rate Jumps To 25%

Naijaonpoint_ng | 23-06-2026 04:51pm |

0 LAGOS – Nigeria’s battle against Lassa fe­ver has taken a more troubling turn, with the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) disclosing that the dis­ease has claimed 214 lives so far in 2026, while the fatality rate has climbed sharply to 25 percent. The latest Epidemiological Week 23 report, covering June 1

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