Nigeria, March 3 -- Nigeria has recorded 38 confirmed cases and nine deaths from Lassa fever across seven states in one week, spanning 10 to 16 February.

In its latest situation report published Monday, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) disclosed that the confirmed cases and deaths were recorded in seven states and across 17 Local Government Areas (LGAs).

NCDC stated that the states affected are Bauchi, Ondo, Taraba, Edo, Plateau, Cross River and Kogi States.

It added that the number of confirmed cases decreased from 54 in the previous week to 38 in the reporting week.

NCDC further stated that from week one to seven, 2,178 suspected cases and 89 deaths from the outbreak were recorded.

The suspected cases we...