Lassa fever

Nigeria confronts a deadly Lassa fever outbreak with a 22% case fatality rate, exposing critical weaknesses in state-level disease surveillance and response systems as 15 healthcare workers contract the viral hemorrhagic infection.

The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations has launched a five-year strategy requiring $2.5 billion in funding, while Nigeria's health system confronts a deadly Lassa fever outbreak that has killed two healthcare workers.