The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC says Lassa fever has killed about 168 people in 21 states in 2025.
The agency reported that 897 cases were confirmed out of a total of 4,543 suspected cases.
Highlighting States affected include ;Ebonyi, Benue, Kogi, Gombe, Plateau, Kaduna, Nasarawa, Enugu, Delta, Anambra, Rivers Borno Oyo Ogun, Federal Capital Territory and Lagos,the NCDC report confirmed Taraba,Bauchi ,Ondo and Edo as the current centers of the outbreak.
According to the report,these four states of Taraba,Bauchi,Ondo and Edo collectively account for 67 percent of all confirmed cases. Ondo leads with the highest number of cases, while Edo and Bauchi follow .
The report also maintained that the prevalence was prominent among individuals between ages 21 and 40.