Lassa fever
13 Oct
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) recorded a rise in Lassa fever cases in week 39 of 2024, with Ondo and Edo
3 Oct
The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, has expressed concern over the high cases of Lassa fever
12 Sep
The Federal Government has warned of an impending surge in cases of Lassa fever in the country. Dr Jide Idris, Director General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), gave the warning at a news conference in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city, on Wednesday. Idris said that although the country had experienced a decline in cases…
12 Sep
About 1,031 suspected cases of monkey pox (mpox) have been reported in 35 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) with 67 confirmed cases in 23 states and FCT.
5 Sep
A new study on the Health and economic impacts of Lassa vaccination campaigns in West Africa has revealed that an estimated 3.4 million Lasa Fever infections occur each year, resulting in about 35,000 hospitalisations and about 8,300 deaths.
9 Aug
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says it registered seven additional new cases of Lassa fever from Edo, Bauchi and Kogi states. READ ALSO:Lassa Fever cases rise significantly with 162 deaths in 2024 The NCDC said this via its official website on Friday, adding that the seven cases were recorded between…
8 Jun 2024
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says the number of confirmed Lassa Fever cases has increased significantly resulting a cumulative 162 deaths in 2024.
13 Apr 2024
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported one death and confirmed 15 new cases of lassa fever within one week across the country.
10 Apr 2024
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has commenced an investigation into a strange illness identified in parts of Sokoto State.
9 Apr 2024
The Kogi Commissioner for Health, Dr Adams Abdulazeez, has refuted reports of any outbreak of Lassa fever in any of the Local Government Areas of the state. Abdulazeez, in a news briefing in Lokoja on Tuesday, said that there was no case of Lassa fever outbreak in the last four weeks in Kogi, as being…
8 Apr 2024
There are apprehensions in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital over a possible outbreak of Lassa fever following the death of a student of Federal University Lokoja on Sunday. There are claims that a male student of the university fell sick and was taken to Federal Medical Centre, Lokoja, where his sample was taken and sent…
26 Mar 2024
A total of 4, 726 suspected cases of Lassa fever, 776 confirmed and 142 deaths have been recorded in 27 states across 123 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in the country. Ondo, Edo, Bauchi, Taraba, and Benue are the hot spots and account for 81 percent of the Lassa fever cases in the country. Similarly, about…
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