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…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed 68 more cases of Lassa fever, raising the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 531. The NCDC, in its Lassa fever situation report for week six released…
Ondo State government has said 106 cases of Lassa Fever and eight deaths have been recorded in the state this year. Prof. Francis Faduyile, Special Adviser to the governor on Health, made the disclosure in an interview with the newsmen…
Lassa fever has killed a Nasarawa State medical doctor, identified as Dr Ahmed Isaiah. Members of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) in Nasarawa State held a procession for the deceased in Lafia on Tuesday The doctor died on Dec. 31,…
The number of confirmed Lassa fever cases in Nigeria has risen to 994 while the death toll has increased to 178. This is according to the Lassa fever situation report for week 47 obtained from the Nigeria Centre for Disease…
The Bauchi State Government says it has recorded 16 Lassa fever deaths and 130 confirmed infections in the state. The state Commissioner for Health, Mr Sabi’u Gwalabe disclosed this while briefing newsmen at the end of State Executive Council (SEC)…
