Lassa fever on rampage, kills 17 people within three weeks
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has disclosed that no fewer than 17 people have died from Lassa fever across eight states in the first three weeks of 2026. The agency disclosed this in its weekly epidemiological report for week three, released on Thursday. The NCDC said Bauchi, Taraba, Plateau, Ondo, Edo, Ebonyi, Benue…