Lassa fever cases jump 57% in one week as 31 Nigerians die

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, Monday, raised fresh alarm over a sharp spike in Lassa fever infections, confirming that new cases surged by 57 per cent in one week as the country recorded 31 deaths within the first five epidemiological weeks of 2026. The post Lassa fever cases jump 57% in one week as 31 Nigerians die appeared first on Vanguard News.