Lassa fever has claimed 70 lives this year, with Taraba, Ondo and Edo states having the highest number of casualties, Daily Trust reports.According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and ...

Lassa fever is a virus carried by Mastomys rats, a species of rodents common across sub-Saharan Africa, and it causes no ...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported 70 deaths and 358 confirmed cases of Lassa fever across 10 states since the ...

contaminated with urine or faeces of infected Mastomys rats. The disease is endemic in the rodent population in parts of West Africa. Lassa fever is known to be endemic in Benin, Ghana ...

NCDC stated that 10 states have recorded at least one confirmed case of Lassa fever across 54 LGAs between week one to four.

The Plateau State Government has confirmed death of two persons from a fresh Suspected outbreak of Lassa fever in the state.

Its guidance states infections are usually through exposure to food or household items contaminated with urine or faeces of infected rats. Lassa fever, like Ebola, can be spread through contact ...

According to the Lassa fever situation report obtained from the ... items contaminated with urine or faeces of infected Mastomys rats.

An official said the state has activated its Public Health Emergencies Response Management Team, collaborating with healthcare facilities, community leaders, and stakeholders to contain the outbreak.

According to the report, six states have recorded at least one confirmed case across 20 LGAs in 2025 Nigeria has confirmed 54 new cases of Lassa fever and 10 deaths in one week, spanning 30 ...

The Plateau State Government has confirmed the death of two persons following a fresh outbreak of suspected Lassa fever in the state. Dr. Cletus Shurkuk, the state’s Commissioner for Health ...

Lassa fever, a viral haemorrhagic disease first identified ... items contaminated by the urine or faeces of infected Mastomys rats, which is common in West Africa. Human-to-human transmission ...