The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has said that the country has recorded 6,640 suspected and 822 confirmed cases of Lassa fever ...

The global Lassa fever market is rapidly growing, driven by demand for antiviral drugs and vaccines. Ribavirin remains the primary treatment, but new drugs like favipiravir are in trials, promising ...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, on Tuesday, said Nigeria has recorded 155 deaths from Lassa fever from January 1 to July 20, 2025.The Case Fatality Rate now stands at 18.9 per ...

Ondo State alone continues to bear the brunt of the outbreak, contributing 32 per cent of all confirmed Lassa fever cases ...

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed that the death toll from the ongoing Lassa fever ...

This represents a case fatality rate of 18.7 per cent, which is higher than the 17.3 per cent recorded during the same period ...

The agency attributed the increase in mortality to late presentation at health facilities, poor health-seeking behaviour, and ...

“Cumulatively, as of week 28, 2025, 152 deaths have been reported with a Case Fatality Rate (CFR) of 18.7%, which is higher ...

In West Africa, there are about 100,000 to 300,000 cases of Lassa fever every year, and roughly 5,000 deaths related to the infection, according to the CDC. Overall, the World Health Organization ...

Lassa fever is an emerging viral illness caused by the Lassa virus that is currently endemic in many countries in West Africa, meaning that the majority of cases only occur within these areas ...

Lassa fever is a hemorrhagic viral infection spread by rats in West Africa, according to Edward Liu, M.D., chief of infectious diseases at Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore University Medical Center.

According to the CDC, Lassa fever is relatively common in West Africa, but very rare in the United States, with only seven other cases -- all travel-related -- ever reported in the United States.