The avoidable deaths from Lassa fever
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The latest figures on Lassa fever in Nigeria are both heart-breaking and unacceptable. According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), as of epidemiological week 24 of 2026, the country had recorded 214 deaths, while the case fatality rate had risen to 25 per cent from 18.8 per cent during the corresponding period last year.
Put differently, one in every four confirmed patients is dying. Such statistics should provoke outrage and trigger a national emergency response r
Put differently, one in every four confirmed patients is dying. Such statistics should provoke outrage and trigger a national emergency response r
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