Outbreak Updates
26 March 2018
Lassa fever in Nigeria
As of 23 March 2018, a cumulative total of 1,495 cases (376 confirmed) with 119 deaths have been reported January through 18 March 2018 across 19 states: Anambra, Bauchi, Benue, Delta, Ebonyi, Edo, Ekiti, Federal Capital Territory, Gombe, Imo, Kaduna, Kogi, Lagos, Nasarawa, Ondo, Osun, Plateau, Rivers, and Taraba. Healthcare workers have been affected during this outbreak (17 cases with four deaths).
