Nigeria: Lassa Fever kills 17 Nigerians in eight states – NCDC — Africa Links 24

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, says that no fewer than 17 people have died from Lassa fever across eight states in Nigeria in the first three weeks of 2026.

The NCDC, on Thursday via its weekly epidemiological report for week three, said eight states included Bauchi, Taraba, Plateau, Ondo, Edo, Ebonyi, Benue and Nasarawa, reported new confirmed cases, with Bauchi state accounting for 46 per cent of infections.

The center said that the country recorded 93 confirmed cases from…