Tag: Lassa fever
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…