Nigeria, March 5 -- The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has recorded 54 new confirmed infections and six deaths from Lassa fever in one week.

NCDC made this known in its latest Lassa fever situation report for week eight, spanning 17 to 23 February.

The confirmed cases were reported in Bauchi, Ondo, Edo, Taraba, Ebonyi, Plateau, Benue, and Kogi states.

The centre stated that one health worker got infected in the reporting week, adding that the number of the confirmed increased from 38 in week seven to 54 in the reporting week.

In total, for 2025, NCDC recorded 509 confirmed cases with 95 deaths across 70 local government areas (LGAs) in 12 states.

Cumulatively, the report shows that the deaths recorded, accou...