Lassa Fever Spread in Plateau as Health Commissioner Confirms 11 New Cases, Four Deaths

Lassa Fever: Plateau Confirms 4 Deaths As Cases Rise To 11

The Plateau State Government has confirmed an outbreak of Lassa fever in seven local government areas of the state, with four deaths recorded and the number of confirmed cases rising to 11. The affected local government areas are Quanpan, Shendam, Wase, Langtang South, Jos North, Jos South and Mangu. The Commissioner for Health, Dr Nicholas Baamlong, disclosed this during a press briefing in Jos on Saturday, where he provided an update on the ou…

Lassa Fever spread in Plateau as Health Commissioner confirms 11 new cases, four deaths

The Plateau State Commissioner for Health, Dr Nicholas Baamlong, has confirmed 11 new positive cases of Lassa Fever across seven local government areas, with four deaths recorded since December 2025. The Commissioner listed the affected local government areas as Quan Pan, Shendam, Wase, Langtang South, Jos North, Jos South, and Mangu. Baamlong who made the disclosure during a press briefing in Jos on Saturday, regretted that despite efforts by t…

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The Plateau State government has confirmed an outbreak of Lassa fever in seven local government areas, with the death toll reaching four and the total number of confirmed cases now at 11. The affected local government areas include Quanpan, Shendam, Wase, Langtang South, Jos North, Jos South, and Mangu. During a press briefing in Jos … The post Lassa Fever: Plateau confirms four deaths as cases rise to 11 appeared first on NewsTmes.com.ng.

Plateau records 11 Lassa fever cases, four deaths

Plateau State authorities have confirmed an outbreak of Lassa fever in seven local government areas, reporting 11 positive cases and four deaths since December 2025.According to Channels TV, the state Commissioner for Health, Dr Nicholas Baamlong, spoke at a press briefing on Saturday at the Ministry of Health in Jos, outlining the scale of the outbreak and the state’s response.“We were first alerted on December 20, 2025, following a case from Q…

Lassa Fever Outbreak in Plateau: Health Commissioner Reports 11...

The Plateau State Commissioner for Health, Dr Nicholas Baamlong, has confirmed 11 new positive cases of Lassa Fever across seven local government areas, with fo... #hotnews, #health, #plateau, #lassafever, #flyingeze