Lassa fever
8 Mar 2024
Nigeria has recorded 3,213 suspected Lassa fever infections, 583 confirmed cases and 108 deaths, with a case fatality rate of 18.8 per cent since January this year.
7 Mar 2024
Continued spread of Lassa fever in the country has raised concerns among stakeholders on measures to contain it, citing the need to intensify campaigns about personal and environmental hygiene.
5 Mar 2024
The confirmation of a Lassa fever case in the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) camp at Damare, Girei Local Council, by the Adamawa State Ministry of Ministry, has brought tension to the camp.
4 Mar 2024
The Adamawa Government has confirmed one positive out of the five suspected cases of Lassa fever recorded in the state.
29 Feb 2024
Continued spread of Lassa fever in the country has raised concerns among stakeholders on measures to contain it, citing the need to intensify campaigns about personal and environmental hygiene.
29 Feb 2024
The Federal Government has recruited 2,497 doctors, midwives, nurses and community health extension workers in the last six months to bridge the manpower shortage in the sector.
27 Feb 2024
The Kaduna State Government has confirmed five deaths following the Lassa Fever outbreak in the state.The confirmation is in a report on the outbreak of the disease made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) by the state’s Commissioner for Health, Hajiya Umma Ahmed, on Tuesday in Kaduna.
27 Feb 2024
The Federal Government says it will launch a national deratisation framework to tackle the occurrence of Lassa fever in states that experience consistent annual outbreaks.
23 Feb 2024
Nigeria has recorded 2,621 suspected cases of Lassa fever and and 84 deaths with a case fatality rate of 18.6 per cent. Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) , Dr Jide Idris who disclosed this yesterday in Abuja, noted that 476 cases were confirmed from the suspected cases in 84…
21 Feb 2024
The Ebonyi State Ministry of Health said on Wednesday that Lassa fever had claimed 14 lives in the state.
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Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has recorded two confirmed cases of Lassa fever and four suspected cases. Consequently, the administration has activated Emergency Operations Centres (EOCs) based on risk assessment and the need to interrupt further transmission.
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