Tag: Lassa fever
Lassa fever: 21 lives lost, 10 health workers affected
Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, National Coordinator, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says 21 deaths have been recorded from the 77…
Lassa fever: Cross River increases sensitisation in border communities
The Cross River Government has increased its sensitisation and awareness campaign against Lassa fever in the state, in other to…
Lassa-fever: Ebonyi controls further outbreak
The Ebonyi State Government on Friday says it has contained the further outbreak of Lassa fever reported in the state…
Ebonyi govt controls further outbreak of Lassa-fever
The Ebonyi State Government on Friday says it has contained further outbreak of lassa-fever reported in the state since Jan.14.…
Lassa Fever: No confirmed case in FCT – Director
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) says it has not yet recorded any case of Lassa fever in the territory.
Lassa fever: Former Vice President calls for emergency call desks at hospitals
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has advised the Federal Government to establish emergency call desks at strategic health facilities to…
Lassa fever: Asokoro Hospital dismisses speculations of reported case
The management of Asokoro District Hospital, Abuja, has dismissed speculations of a reported case of Lassa fever in the facility.
Lassa fever: FCT residents advised to keep surroundings clean
Women Friendly Initiative (WFI), an NGO, has advised residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to keep their surroundings clean…
Lassa fever: Enugu Govt embarks on sensitisation of residents
The Enugu State Ministry of Health says it has begun intensive sensitisation of residents on the dangers of Lassa fever…
Lassa fever: Imo health workers advised to increase surveillance
The Imo Government has advised healthcare workers in the state to increase their surveillance on symptoms of Lassa fever.
Lassa fever: 3 die, 7 quarantined in Imo
Gov. Rochas Okorocha of Imo said on Wednesday three persons had died of Lassa fever while seven others were hospitalised.
NMA calls for yearly enlightenment to stem scourge of lassa fever
The South East caucus of the Nigeria Medical Association ( NMA) has called on State Governments in the zone to…
Lassa fever: Health workers urged to take universal precaution
A public health official, Dr Taofeekat Ali, on Tuesday urged medical professionals and health workers in the country to take…
Ondo embarks on sensitisation of populace on Lassa fever
The Ondo State Government has embarked on sensitisation of the populace on measures to contain the spread of Lassa fever…
Expert calls for re-introduction of hand-washing to curb spread of Lassa fever
Mr Bassey Ating, the Programme Coordinator, Wise Administration of Terrestrial Environment and Resources (WATER), has urged school administrators to re-introduce…
Lassa fever: Ebonyi Govt. reopens schools following absence of new case
Public and private schools in Ebonyi shut on Jan. 18 to check the spread of Lassa fever outbreak in the…
Lassa fever: Kogi NMA tasks health workers on safety
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) in Kogi has advised healthcare practitioners in the state to always observe safety precautions when…
Medical doctor tested positive to Lassa fever in Kogi
Kogi State has recorded a fresh outbreak of Lassa fever as a medical doctor working with the Federal Medical Centre…
Lassa fever: Nurses decry poor state of nation’s health system
Nurses under the auspices of University Graduates of Nursing Science Association (UGONSA), on Friday, called for the overhaul of the…
Lassa fever: Desist from bush burning, doctor cautions Enugu residents
Dr Okechukwu Ossai, Director of Public Health, Enugu State Ministry of Health, has cautioned the residents to desist from bush…
Nasarawa records 3 suspected cases of Lassa fever
Dr Giyan Joshua-Ndom, the Medical Director of Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Keffi, Nasarawa State, says the hospital is currently handling…
Lassa Fever: Ebonyi Govt. closes schools to check spread
The Ebonyi Government on Thursday ordered closure of all public and private schools in the state to check the spread…
Lassa Fever: Ebonyi governor warns residents against “indiscriminate handshakes”
Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi has advised residents of Ebonyi to minimize handshakes, following the outbreak of Lassa Fever in…
Lassa fever: Ebonyi state confirms 2 deaths from deadly disease
Ebonyi Government on Monday confirmed the death of two persons from a renewed Lassa fever outbreak in the state.
Lassa Fever Outbreak Affected 19 States – Institute
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Thursday confirmed, at least one reported Lassa fever case, in each of…
Lassa Fever Tragedy: Deceased Contracted Disease In Ondo – Expert
Dr Jones Taiwo, the Head of Clinical Services (HCS) of Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Lokoja, said the late Aisha Jimoh,…
Kogi Lassa Fever Patient Dies
The sick woman in Kogi, Miss Aisha Jimoh, who was confirmed to have contracted the dreaded Lassa fever is dead.
Suspected Lassa Fever Patient Goes For Test In Edo
Authorities at Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Lokoja said they had discovered a suspected Lassa fever patient.
Lassa fever: SON to sanction master bakers
The Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) says it will henceforth sanction any master baker caught operating in an unhygienic environment…
Kwara confirms case of Lassa Fever
The Kwara Government has confirmed a case of Lassa Fever in the state.