Cumulatively in week 8 2025, 95 deaths have been reported
A total of 506 Lassa fever cases were confirmed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday. ut of a total of 2,492 suspected instances of the disease.
As of February 23, 2025, there were 95 fatalities connected to the epidemic. During the eighth week of the hemorrhagic fever outbreak, the status report revealed that the disease had spread to a total of twelve states and seventy local government areas, with a Case Fatality Ratio of 18.8 percent respectively.
It was claimed that there were confirmed cases in 12 states. Ondo (160), Bauchi (122), Edo (88), Taraba (80). Ebonyi (15), Kogi (14), Gombe (11), Plateau (seven), Benue (five), Nasarawa (two), Delta (one), and Cross-River: one.
Part of the statement reads, “In week eight, the number of new confirmed cases increased from 38 in epi week seven, of 2025 to 54. These were reported in Bauchi, Ondo, Edo, Taraba, Ebonyi, Plateau, Benue, and Kogi States.
“Cumulatively in week 8, 2025, 95 deaths have been reported with a case fatality rate (CFR) of 18.8 per cent which is the same CFR for the same period in 2024 (18.8 per cent).
“In total for 2025, 12 States have recorded at least one confirmed case across 70 Local Government Areas. 73 per cent of all confirmed Lassa fever cases were reported from these three states (Ondo, Bauchi and Edo). While 27 per cent were reported from nine states with confirmed Lassa fever cases.
“One new healthcare worker was affected in the reporting week eight.
“National Lassa fever multi-partner, multi-sectoral Incident Management System activated to coordinate the response activities at all levels.”
According to the centre, the male-to-female ratio is 1:0.7, meaning that more men than women have been impacted.
The dangers posed by frontline responders were highlighted by the confirmation of one healthcare worker’s infection during the second reporting week.
The NCDC cautioned that the situation is still severe even though there are fewer probable cases than there were around the same time in 2024.
It stated that the multi-sectoral Lassa fever Incident Management System (IMS) has been launched to coordinate the national response. Bringing together development and government partners to improve public health, case management, and surveillance.
Precautionary measures, such as appropriate food storage, rodent control. And timely medical attention for symptoms like fever and bleeding, were advised by the Centre to Nigerians.