Nigeria, March 19 -- The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has recorded 28 new confirmed cases and three deaths from Lassa fever.

The centre stated this on Wednesday in its latest situation report for week 10, spanning 3 to 9 March. The report noted that the number of new confirmed cases decreased from 29 in week nine to 28 in the reporting week.

It added that eight states were affected in the reporting week. The states affected are Ondo (Seven), Bauchi (11), Edo (Five), Taraba (One), Kogi (One), Plateau (One), Delta (One) and Anambra (One).

In total for 2025, there have been 563 confirmed Lassa fever cases and 103 deaths, with a case fatality rate (CFR) of 18.3 per cent which is lower than the CFR reported for t...