Lass Fever Claims 138 lives in 2025, the cases spread to 18 Stat …- Theconclaveng

The Nigeria Center for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) states that Lass Fever has caused 138 lives between January and now with a 19.3 percent mortality rate.

This was according to the report of the last NCDC situation shared through its official website.

The report states that the figure was an increase from 18.0 percent recorded in the same period of 2024.

Reports also stated that a total of 717 confirmed cases had been recorded at the week 18 EPI, with four new states (Ondo, Edo, Bauchi and Benue) that report cases in the current week alone.

The public health agency stated that while the number of new cases confirmed has slightly decreased from 11 to 10 last week, the overall death balance has remained alarming.

The report observed that 71 % of all confirmed cases were born from three wave states, 30 percent, Bauchi, 25 percent and Taraba, 16 % of persistent hotspot report despite the interventions at national level.

He added that the most affected age group was 21-30 years old, with the male gender that appears slightly more affected than the female with a male female ratio of 1: 0.8.

The agency, however, said that no healthcare professionals have been infected in the current week, although 22 health workers have been affected so far this year.

The report revealed that the NCDC had activated a multi-partner and multi-sectoral accident management system and distributed 10 quick response teams in the affected states.

He said that the agency had also intensified the contact track, the raising awareness of the community and the essential goods distributed such as PPE, Ribavirin, body bags and disinfectants.

This said it is in collaboration with international partners such as the WHO, MSF, CEPI and Georgetown University.

The Nigeria (NAN) news agency reports that the country has conducted webinar, training courses for the construction of skills and surveillance activities to combat the epidemic.

However, the public health agency described that the challenges to the responses were hindered by the late presentation of cases, poor behavior in search of health and low levels of awareness in the high -sex areas.

He also stated that poor toilet -environmental services have contributed to the spread of diseases.

The agency continues to solicit the Nigerians to maintain hygiene, to report the symptoms in advance and avoid contact with rodents and their secretions.

“The public is also encouraged to follow the NCDC consultancy and use the free 6232 line for requests,” he said.

The Nan reports that the lassa fever is a viral hemorrhagic disease transmitted mainly through contact with urine or infected rats.

It can also spread from person to person through body fluids, contaminated objects or infected medical equipment.

Symptoms include fever, sore throat, headache, vomiting, muscle pain and in serious cases, bleeding from the body openings.