Nigeria Records Seven New Lassa Fever Infections

Cumulatively, Nigeria has recorded 918 confirmed cases and 162 deaths of Lassa fever in 2024.

As Nigeria battles with the cholera outbreak, the country has recorded seven new confirmed cases of Lassa Fever.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) revealed in its latest situation report for week 24 of 2024, spanning 10 to 16 June.

This is around the same period NCDC issued an alert on cholera outbreak which has now claimed 53 lives with over 1, 500 suspected cases recorded across 107 LGAs in…