Nigeria, Sept. 4 -- Nigeria has recorded a decline in new confirmed cases of Lassa fever, although fatalities linked to the disease remain troublingly high.

Latest data released by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) on Wednesday, shows that three new confirmed cases were recorded in epidemiological week 34, compared to five cases reported in the previous week.

The latest infections were identified in Ondo and Edo States.

Cumulatively, Nigeria has reported 857 confirmed cases of Lassa fever and 160 deaths in 2025.

This represents a case fatality rate of 18.7 per cent, which is higher than the 17.1 per cent recorded during the same period in 2024.

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