Nigeria, Jan. 16 -- The Nigerian government has said the country recorded 1,148 confirmed cases and 215 deaths of Lassa fever across 22 states from epidemiological week one to week 52 of 2025.

This was revealed in the latest Lassa Fever Situation Report released by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC).

The report shows a decline in the number of confirmed cases recorded in 2025 when compared with 1,309 cases reported during the same period in 2024.

However, fatalities increased, with the case fatality rate (CFR) rising to 18.7 per cent in 2025, higher than the 16.3 per cent recorded in 2024.

Cumulatively, from week one to week 52 of 2025, the report noted that 215 deaths were recorded, with a CFR of 18.7 per ce...