Nigeria, Feb. 19 -- Nigeria has recorded a decrease in Lassa fever infections, with confirmed cases dropping from 68 in week five to 54 in week six, from 3 to 9 February.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) revealed this in its situation report for week six, adding that 10 new deaths were recorded in the reporting week across eight states.

The affected states are Bauchi, Ondo, Taraba, Edo, Benue, Gombe, Kogi, and Ebonyi. Cumulatively, in 2025, a total of 80 deaths and 413 confirmed cases have been recorded across 63 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in 11 states.

The NCDC stated that 73 per cent of all confirmed cases were from Ondo, Edo, and Bauchi, while 27 per cent were reported from eight other states.

Of the ...