Nigeria, Nov. 6 -- The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported that at least 176 people have died from Lassa fever across 21 states in 2025.

According to the agency's Lassa Fever Situation Report for Epidemiological Week 43 (20-26 October 2025), Nigeria has recorded 955 confirmed cases from 8,367 suspected infections across 102 Local Government Areas (LGAs).

Although the total number of infections has slightly decreased compared to the same period in 2024, the latest figures reveal a worsening case fatality rate, which has risen to 18.4 per cent, up from 16.6 per cent recorded during the same period last year.

The NCDC report shows that Ondo, Bauchi, Edo and Taraba remain the epicentres of the outbreak, ac...