The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says Lassa fever has claimed 127 lives across 18 states in Nigeria as of Epidemiological Week 14. According to the NCDC, Ondo, Bauchi, and Edo states account for more than 70 per cent of confirmed infections, reports NAN. In its latest weekly situation report released today, [&hellip...
•Lassa Fever The Ogun State Commissioner for Health, Dr Tomi Coker, has declared an outbreak of Lassa Fever in the state with a casualty. The commissioner said that the hemorrhaging viral fever recently claimed the life of a 25-year-old female National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member who fell sick in Ondo and was brought to […]
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed a Lassa fever case with a travel history to the United Kingdom. The Director General of the NCDC, Dr Jide Idris, in a public advisory today, said the agency was notified on March 5, of a confirmed case of Lassa fever by the Ondo […]
•Lassa fever The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention today, confirmed 506 Lassa fever cases out of the 2,492 suspected cases of the disease, and 95 deaths as of February 23, 2025. The situation report of the hemorrhagic fever for week eight also showed that the disease has spread to 12 states and 70 […]
Lassa fever has claimed 70 lives this year, with Taraba, Ondo and Edo states having the highest number of casualties. According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), a total of 1, 552 suspected cases, 358 confirmed cases and 70 deaths from Lassa fever have been recorded since the beginning of the […]
•Lassa fever The Edo State Government today said there is a new outbreak of Lassa Fever in the state and called on the people to report any suspected case. The state Commissioner for Health, Cyril Oshiomhole, stated this at a press conference in Benin, the state capital. He also urged improvement in hygienic conditions to […]
Nigeria recorded a total of 1,154 Lassa fever cases with 190 deaths this year, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), has said. The Director General of the agency, Dr Jide Idris, stated this today in Abuja while giving an update on the Lassa fever outbreak in the country, reports Daily Trust. He […]
Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State has confirmed that the state has recorded 23 deaths and 48 confirmed cases of Lassa fever between January and December 2024. Nwifuru reported that 25 individuals infected with Lassa fever were treated and discharged, expressing grief over those who lost their lives and commending Doctors Without Borders...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has disclosed that it has recorded no fewer than 174 Lassa fever deaths, 1,035 confirmed cases and 8,569 suspected cases as of October 2024 across 28 states in 114 local government areas. The Director General of NCDC, Dr Jide Idris, while disclosing this today said the […]
•Lassa Fever 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 on the latest Lassa Fever Situation Report. The agency said that this marked […]
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