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 […]
•Lassa Fever The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, has confirmed a total of 168 deaths, including 17 probable, due to Lassa fever between January and August 2024. This represents a case fatality rate of 17.1 percent out of the 7,973 suspected cases reported across 127 local government areas in 28 states. In […]
The Nigeria Red Cross Society has said that the organisation is working towards mitigating the further spread of Lassa Fever which has claimed the lives of 150 people across 27 states in Nigeria. The National President of the organisation, Adeaga Oluyemisi Adetayo stated this in Abuja during the World Red Cross Day celebration. He said [&helli...
•Lassa fever Benue State has recorded an increase in the mortality rate of Lassa fever, as no fewer than 63 people have lost their lives. In a similar vein, the state is ranked the highest in tuberculosis within the North Central Zone and sixth across the country, reports Nigerian Tribune. The State Commissioner for Health […]
Delta State Commissioner of Health, Joseph Onojaeme said that about four cases of Lassa fever have been confirmed in the state. He urged residents to keep their environment clean always and ensure that rats do not breed in or around their homes, reports The Nation. Onojaeme, who spoke to reporters in Asaba, today, Friday, March […]
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) said it has registered new cases of Lassa fever and 20 deaths across 16 states in one week. According to the NCDC, the period spanned from February 26 to March 3. The NCDC, via its official website, said that for week nine of 2024, there was an […]
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