Nigeria, Aug. 27 -- The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says Lassa fever has claimed 159 lives this year.

The infectious disease agency disclosed this in its latest situation report covering epidemiological week 33.

The NCDC noted that a total of 854 confirmed cases have so far been reported across 21 states and 106 Local Government Areas in the country.

Although the spread of the disease remains confined to a few states, the NCDC reported that five new infections were recorded in week 33, a decline from the 12 cases reported the previous week.

As of week 33, a total of 159 deaths have been confirmed in 2025, with a Case Fatality Rate (CFR) of 18.6 per cent. This is higher than the 17.2 per cent CFR recorded d...