Tag: Lassa fever
Two doctors, one nurse die of Lassa fever at army hospital in Kaduna
“As of the time of this statement, samples have been taken from suspected contacts and the deceased and sent to…
Lassa Fever strikes 200 Nigerians dead
The agency said that every year, the Federal Government through the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare and NCDC’s…
Lassa fever fear: Govt knocks traders for flooding Benue with live rats
By Paul Dada The Benue State government has warned traders to stop buying too many live rats and bringing them…
NCDC registers 1,968 Lassa fever cases in 28 states
The centre indicated that 75 per cent of the cases were detected in Ondo, Edo, and Bauchi States.
Lassa Fever kills 109 Nigerians
By Abujah Racheal The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) said 109 lives were lost to Lassa Fever…
Zero death, 6 new Lassa fever cases recorded in Kogi
Beside Lassa fever there is no other disease outbreak. For now Kogi has no case of diphtheria, cholera, meningitis and…
Nigeria posts 244 cases of Lassa fever, 37 death
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) registered 244 confirmed cases of Lassa Fever in 16 states and…
Owo FMC Director cries for help over rising cases of Lassa Fever in Ondo
“The way they dig their grave and other things, and even the way you handle their waste, is very different.…
Lassa Fever: NCDC registers 77 cases, 6 deaths
The NCDC advised Nigerians to ensure proper environmental sanitation, keep the environment clean at all times, and block all holes…
Edo raises alarm on spread of Lassa fever, accuses FG of neglect
Over 50 persons have been effected with the Lassa fever in Edo with 5 per cent mortality rate which is…
Lassa fever claims one life in Edo
By Jethro Ibileke Residents of Edo state have been charged to maintain good environmental hygiene, as a way to check…
Ondo, Edo lead as NCDC announces new Lassa fever cases
In week 33 (August 15 to August 21), the number of new confirmed cases decreased from nine in week 32,…
New cases of Lassa fever discovered Ondo, Edo, Imo
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has confirmed 13 additional new cases of Lassa fever in seven days from…
So sad: Lassa Fever kills 164 Nigerians
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said this in its latest Lassa fever situation report for week 29, which…
Lassa Fever kills 34 in Ondo
Ondo State, in the last epidemic, was the epicenter of Lassa Fever in Nigeria, and the state government looked into…
Lassa Fever strikes 34 people dead in Ondo
Faduyile said the state recorded 227 confirmed cases in six Local Government Areas (LGAs) during the period.
Edo: Lassa fever spreads to 11 LGs, 176 cases confirmed
By Jethro Ibileke Lassa fever, the dreaded hemorrhagic virus disease has defied efforts of Edo government to contain it as…
Lassa fever kills 2 medical doctors in Oyo
NMA described the outbreak of Lassa fever in the country as "another onslaught," noting that it broke out "while we…
Lassa Fever ravages Edo, 17 dead, 136 cases reported
Akoria noted that the 136 cases were recorded since the recent outbreak of the epidemic in the State, and with…
Nigeria confirms 358 cases of Lassa Fever, UK reports 3 deaths
Nigeria and some parts of Africa have continued to see recent outbreaks of Lassa fever, making a pandemic-wary world even…
Lassa fever kills 40 Nigerians, 4 health workers infected
In January 2022, the 40 deaths and 981 cases reported were across 43 local government areas in 14 states.
Lassa fever in Oyo under control – Official
Reports have it that some persons have contracted Lassa fever in the Iwajowa Local Government Area of the state.
Lassa Fever: Death toll hits 92, as new deaths recorded in Bauchi, Ebonyi
According to the NCDC, week 50, which covered December 13 to 19, revealed that three more deaths were reported in…
30 people test positive for Lassa fever in Bauchi
The victims were from Bauchi; Bogoro, Ganjuwa; Kirfi; Tafawa Balewa and Toro Local Government Areas in the Bauchi South and…
Ekiti heightens surveillance for Lassa fever
Ekiti State has heightened its surveillance for Lassa fever following the renewed outbreak of the disease in some states.
Edo tops Lassa fever cases in Nigeria; 80 deaths recorded
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said 80 persons have so far died from Lassa fever as of Thursday.
No cholera, lassa fever or COVID-19 cases in Ebonyi
Ebonyi Commissioner for Health, Dr Daniel Umezurike has declared that the state does not have any case of cholera, Lassa…
Lassa fever: FG worried over new cases
The Federal Government has expressed concern over the number of new confirmed cases of Lassa fever in some states. The…
Lassa Fever strikes 188 Nigerians dead in three months
Nigeria is paying more attention to Coronavirus, but a deadlier Lassa Fever has killed 188 Nigerians within three months.
Nigeria battles Lassa Fever amid Coronavirus outbreak
Amid the coronavirus outbreak in the country, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced an increase in the death…