Tag: Lassa fever
COMBATING LASSA FEVER OUTBREAK
BILKIS BAKARE With the trend of things now, the fear of Lassa fever seems to be the beginning of wisdom.…
No case of Lassa fever in Bauchi State
The Permanent Secretary, Bauchi State Ministry of Health, Dr Saidu Gital, said on Sunday that no case of Lassa fever…
Lassa Fever: Ogun takes delivery of vaccine soon
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The Ogun State Government has disclosed that it would soon take delivery of vaccine that cure lassa fever,…
Lassa fever has killed 35 people in 7 states – Health Minister
Nigeria’s health minister is urging Nigerians not to panic over an outbreak of Lassa fever that has killed 35 people…
Lagos alerts public on Lassa Fever
Kazeem Ugbodaga \ The Lagos State Government has alerted the public on the outbreak of the deadly Lassa Fever in…
Lassa Fever: Over 60 persons placed under observation in Rivers
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers State Government has placed placed under close medical observation 60 persons who had direct contact with…
Lassa Fever outbreak in Rivers, two confirmed dead
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt wike Rivers State Government has just confirmed the outbreak of Lassa Fever in the state, which has…
Lassa fever ‘kills one’ in Nigeria
At least one person has died and two others quarantined following the outbreak of Lassa fever in the north-eastern Nigerian…
Oyo State Confirms Outbreak Of Lassa Fever
Gbenro Adesina/Ibadan Oyo State Commissioner for Health, Dr Muyiwa Gbadegesin, has confirmed the outbreak of Lassa fever in the state…
2 Die Of Lassa Fever In Plateau
Lassa fever has claimed the lives of two persons in Plateau, while two others are on admission, Dr. Fom Dakwak,…
Lassa Fever: Fumigators, Pest Control Hawkers Make Brisk Business
Hawkers of pest control substances and environment fumigators are making brisk business in Lagos as residents take precautionary measures against…
Reflections On Lassa Fever —Isaac Asabor
There was a time when some educated and seemingly enlightened Nigerians would dismiss the issue of Lassa Fever with a…
Lassa Fever: Lagos Assembly Calls For Public Enlightenment
The Lagos State House of Assembly has called on the Ministry of Information and Strategy as well as the Ministry…
Lassa Fever Kills 40 in Nigeria
An outbreak of Lassa fever has killed 40 people and infected dozens of others in a third of Nigeria’s 36…
Lassa Fever Kills 40 In Nigeria – Minister
An outbreak of Lassa fever, an acute haemorrhagic fever caused by the Lassa virus, has killed 40 people in 12…