Oyo Govt confirms four deaths linked to suspected Lassa Fever outbreak
The Oyo State Ministry of Health has closed two hospitals in Saki West Local Government Area following a suspected outbreak of…
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NCDC registers one death, 15 new cases of Lassa fever in one week
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has announced the occurrence of one fatality and the verification of…
Lassa fever kills 150 in Nigeria — NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported the deaths of 150 individuals from Lassa fever between…
FG begins National Deratisation Exercise to prevent, control spread of…
The Minister of State for Environment, Dr. Iziaq Adekunle Salako, has initiated the National Deratization Framework Exercise aimed…
NCDC confirms Lassa Fever outbreak in Kaduna Army Hospital
The Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), Dr Jide Idris, has confirmed the outbreak of…
Lassa Fever kills four in Kaduna Army hospital
Four people have died in Kaduna as a result of an outbreak of acute viral heamophatric fever, often known as Lassa fever, at the…
Lassa Fever outbreak claims one life in Cross River State
The Cross River State Ministry of Health has issued a warning regarding a Lassa fever outbreak in the Ejah Community of Osupong…
NCDC reports surge in Lassa Fever cases in Nigeria for 2023
The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported a sharp increase in Lassa fever cases in week 51 of 2023.
However,…
Lassa Fever kills 200 Nigerians in 2023 – NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), has confirmed the death of 200 people from Lassa fever, representing…
Lassa Fever: Osun lawmaker-elect condemns FG’s neglect of rural dwellers
Adewale Egbedun, the incoming member of the Osun House of Assembly for the Odo Otin State Constituency, has attributed the current…