Nigeria has recorded 1,104 showed instances of Lassa fever and 259 deaths throughout 24 states and 119 Native Govt Spaces (LGAs) between epidemiological week one and week 37 of 2026, in line with the Nigeria Centre for Illness Keep an eye on and Prevention (NCDC).
The figures, contained within the NCDC Lassa Fever Scenario Document for epidemiological week 37, overlaying September 7 to 13, 2026, confirmed a case fatality price (CFR) of 23.5 in keeping with cent, upper than the 18.5 in keeping with cent recorded right through the similar duration in 2025.
The file mentioned 8,098 suspected instances have been recorded up to now in 2026, along six possible instances and 259 deaths amongst showed instances.
It added that 17 new showed instances have been reported right through week 37, up from 12 instances recorded within the previous epidemiological week, with the brand new instances reported in Ondo and Taraba states.
In line with the company, 88 in keeping with cent of all showed Lassa fever instances in 2026 have been reported from 5 states — Ondo, Bauchi, Taraba, Edo and Benue.
Ondo accounted for 35 in keeping with cent of the showed instances, adopted via Bauchi with 24 in keeping with cent, Taraba 12 in keeping with cent, Edo 11 in keeping with cent and Benue six in keeping with cent, whilst the rest 12 in keeping with cent have been reported from 18 different states.
The NCDC mentioned the age workforce most influenced used to be 21 to 30 years, with showed instances starting from one to 93 years and an average age of 30 years.
It reported a male-to-female ratio of one:0.9 amongst showed instances, whilst no new healthcare employee an infection used to be recorded right through the reporting week.
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The company mentioned 54 healthcare employees have been affected cumulatively in 2026, whilst 845 instances have been controlled at remedy centres.
On touch tracing, the NCDC mentioned 2,037 contacts have been indexed cumulatively, with 132 nonetheless beneath follow-up and 1,902 having finished follow-up. It added that 110 contacts had advanced signs, with 49 checking out sure.
The company mentioned its reaction to the outbreak had integrated strengthening surveillance, case control, an infection prevention and keep watch over, laboratory analysis, possibility communique and neighborhood engagement throughout affected states.
It mentioned it had deployed Nationwide Fast Reaction Groups to seven high-burden states, prepositioned private protecting apparatus and provided an infection prevention and keep watch over commodities and medicine to remedy amenities.
The NCDC additionally mentioned it had advanced a 30-day Healthcare Employee Coverage Plan geared toward decreasing infections amongst frontline fitness employees in endemic states, with strengthen from the International Well being Organisation and the US Facilities for Illness Keep an eye on and Prevention.
Different measures integrated coaching frontline healthcare employees, supporting lively case searches and speak to tracing, strengthening state an infection prevention and keep watch over programmes, undertaking possibility tests and disseminating up to date tips and same old running procedures.
The company mentioned it had additionally activated incident control methods in Benue, Plateau, Kebbi, Kano and Gombe states, whilst supporting built-in case control coaching in Taraba State.
Then again, the NCDC known overdue presentation of instances, deficient health-seeking behaviour connected to the excessive price of remedy and medical control, deficient environmental sanitation, low consciousness in high-burden communities and healthcare employee infections as primary demanding situations.
It prompt states to accentuate year-round neighborhood engagement on Lassa fever prevention, whilst advising healthcare employees to handle a excessive index of suspicion, make certain well timed referral and remedy, and cling strictly to straightforward an infection prevention and keep watch over procedures.
The NCDC also known as for more potent state capability to forestall, hit upon and reply promptly to Lassa fever outbreaks.
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