News Nigeria records 79 deaths, 1,336 cholera cases Oluwaseyi Lawal Apr 17, 2023 1,336 suspected cases of cholera, including 79 death cases, have been reported by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control so far in…
Health Nigeria at ‘moderate risk’ of Marburg virus outbreak – NCDC Toyibat Ajose Feb 24, 2023 The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has said Nigeria is at moderate risk of importing Marburg Virus…
Health First zonal reference laboratory opened in Ekiti Oluwaseyi Lawal Feb 8, 2023 To improve the diagnosis and surveillance of infectious diseases in Nigeria, the Nigeria Center for Disease Control and Prevention…
Health Nigeria records 189 Lassa fever deaths — NCDC Toyibat Ajose Jan 9, 2023 From week 1 to week 52 of 2022, there were 189 deaths from Lassa fever out of 1,067 confirmed cases in 112 Local Government Areas…
Health New COVID-19 variants not in Nigeria – NCDC Toyibat Ajose Jan 4, 2023 The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has said that the COVID-19 Omicron sub-lineages partly responsible…
Health NCDC begins biweekly COVID-19 situation report Oluwaseyi Lawal Dec 14, 2022 The COVID-19 situation updates from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control have changed from weekly to biweekly, according to the…
Lassa fever cases hit 989, deaths now 178 Oluwaseyi Lawal Nov 25, 2022 The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control reports that there are now 989 confirmed cases of Lassa fever in Nigeria.
Health Nigeria records 2,187 cholera cases, 233 deaths-NCDC Toyibat Ajose Oct 13, 2022 From January to September 25, a total of 2,187 confirmed cases of cholera, including 233 deaths, were reported in 31 Nigerian…
Health Yellow Fever: NCDC announces14 deaths in 10 states admin Sep 5, 2022 The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has announced 14 deaths in 10 states from suspected cases of yellow…
Health US govt visits NCDC for global health security Toyibat Ajose Aug 23, 2022 The United States Government, through its Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has sent a delegation to Nigeria to learn…