2026 Lassa Fever Outbreak In Nigeria — Still Spreading Ferociously… And At Higher Mortality Rates, Too: Killing About 1-In-4.

July 12, 2026 ~ condor

This is very hard news. But to be expected, in a time of disappearing American leadership, on public health prevention, globally.

The erstwhile folks at OutbreakNewsToday (once again), have the latest — from Nigeria:

…According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), since the beginning of the year through the end of June, 2026, 922 confirmed Lassa fever cases have been reported in the country, up from 790 cases reported during the same period in 2025….

The death toll from confirmed cases has also increased compared to last year. Cumulatively, 221 deaths (compared to 148 deaths in 2025) have been reported with a case fatality rate (CFR) of 24.0% which is higher than the CFR for the same period in 2025 (18.7%).

In total for 2026, 23 States have recorded at least one confirmed case across 111 Local Government Areas (LGA)….

Now you know — with bbgrrl’s 10^th birthday party in a couple hours — then on a jet, in the morning — to the high Rockies for a week — blogging will be sparse. Smile.

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