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 states reporting nine new confirmed cases. The NCDC stated this on its official website, based…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday announced that suspected Lassa fever cases in the country have risen to 7,973, with 982 confirmed cases. The cases were recorded across 127 Local Government Areas in 28 states between…
It has been barely four years since the COVID-19 pandemic struck the world and Nigeria, and we are still grappling with its aftereffects. The situation has been further compounded by the emergence of Lassa fever, cholera, and now MPOX, each…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has recorded 6,704 suspected Lassa fever cases and 162 deaths across 125 Local Government Areas in 28 states. The NCDC confirmed said 911 cases from the suspected cases from January to June…
The recent outbreak of Lassa fever at the 44 Nigerian Army Reference Hospital, Kaduna, prompted a collaborative response with Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital (ISTH) and Federal Ministry of Health. Prof. Reuben Eifediyi, Chief Medical Director, Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital, and…
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…
411 confirmed cases and 72 deaths have been reported to have been caused by Lassa fever across 21 states of the federation, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has revealed. The NCDC made this known via its…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) said it registered 411 confirmed cases and 72 deaths from Lassa fever across 21 states of the federation from week one to week six of 2024. The NCDC said this on…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has activated its emergency operation centres in response to a surge in Lassa fever cases. The centre’s Director-General, Dr Ifedayo Adetifa, in a statement on Thursday, revealed an escalation in confirmed cases,…
Gombe State Government, on Wednesday, says it has recorded its index Lassa fever case in Gombe, the state capital. The Commissioner for Health, Dr Habu Dahiru, said this at a news briefing in his office in Gombe. Dahiru said that…
