Nigeria, March 10 -- The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has issued a new public advisory on Lassa fever following the death of a 31-year-old physician in Ondo State. The physician died a few days after returning from the United Kingdom.

In the advisory signed on 9 March by NCDC Director General, Jide Idris, the agency reported that as of 2 March, Nigeria had recorded 535 confirmed cases and 98 deaths across 14 states in 2025.

The NCDC noted that Ondo, Bauchi, Edo, Taraba and Ebonyi accounted for 91 per cent of infections.

According to the latest NCDC situation report on its website, at least 16 healthcare workers had been infected with Lassa fever as of 23 February.

According to NCDC, the deceased doctor trav...