Nigeria, May 3 -- The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has disclosed that the country is seeing a decline in Lassa fever infections, even as Mpox continues to spread across nearly all states.

Speaking at the national health security briefing in Abuja on Friday, the Director General of NCDC, Jide Idris, said confirmed Lassa fever cases dropped from 41 to 10, between epidemiological week 12 and week 17.

Mr Idris noted that the number of deaths and the case fatality rate has also dropped, with only three deaths recorded during the period.

He said these improvements reflect the positive impact of ongoing surveillance, treatment, and community engagement efforts.

He, however, said the risk remains high, especially i...