lassa fever

Nigeria’s death toll from the ongoing Lassa fever outbreak has risen to 176, data from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has shown. Nigeria is now battling two deadly…

The management of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Abia state said that it has adopted some basic preventive and control measures to checkmate the spread of Coronavirus and…

Nigeria on Wednesday witnessed an additional 11 deaths from the ongoing Lassa fever outbreak, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has disclosed. This brings the number of total deaths recorded…

A student of Nnamdi Azikiwe University(UNIZIK) has been confirmed as the first Lassa fever patient in Anambra State. The Emergency Response team, which has been monitoring the situation in the…

Minister of state for health, Osagie Ehanire, says there has been an increase in the number of Lassa fever cases reported across the country. Ehanire, who disclosed this at a…

The Ogun Government has confirmed a case of Lassa Fever in the state, with a firm assurance that all was being done to contain it. Commissioner for Health, Dr Tomi…

The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) says it is working with the Federal Ministry of Health and other agencies to intensify efforts to control Lassa Fever in the country, as well…

15 new cases of the deadly Lassa fever from six states in Nigeria have been confirmed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Saturday. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO)…

The death was recorded at the General Hospital in the port city of Tema, 38 km east of the national capital, a senior official of the Ghana Health Service (GHS)…

Two resident doctors have died as a result of Lassa fever in Ebonyi state. Ariom Anthony Ifeanyi, secretary, Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), Ebonyi chapter, confirmed the development on Sunday. “It’s…