NCDC updates Lassa fever death rate to 19.3% as outbreak reaches 23 states
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention(NCDC) has reported that the case fatality rate for Lassa fever rose to 19.3 per cent in 2026, up from 18.9 per cent recorded during the same period in 2025. The agency disclosed this in its Lassa Fever Situation Report for Epidemiological Week 23, co...
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