Nigeria records 268 Lassa fever deaths as fatality rate rises to 23.6% – NCDC
Nigeria has recorded 268 deaths from Lassa fever in 2026, with the case fatality rate rising to 23.6 per cent, compared with 18.6 per cent during the same period in 2025, according to theNigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention(NCDC). The deaths were recorded among 1,138 confirmed cases rep...
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