Lassa Fever

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) said it registered 77 new Lassa fever cases and six-related deaths between January 9 and January 15. In a release on Wednesday, the public health body noted that the new cases…

The death toll from the Lassa fever outbreak in Nigeria in 2022 was 189, according to the situation report by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control. The report obtained by our correspondent on Saturday also showed that the confirmed…

Lassa fever has continued to spread in Nigeria, with 1,038 confirmed cases and 183 deaths across 111 local government areas and 27 states in the country. This is according to the week 50 Lassa fever situation report obtained from the…

The death toll from the Lassa fever outbreak in Nigeria has risen to 183, up from the previous 181, according to the latest situation report by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control. The Lassa fever situation report obtained by our…

The number of confirmed Lassa fever cases in Nigeria has risen to 994 while the death toll has increased to 178. This is according to the Lassa fever situation report for week 47 obtained from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says the cumulative case of Lassa fever in the country since the beginning of the year is 975, with 177 deaths from 26 states, with a case fatality ratio of 18.2 per cent. The…

The Bauchi State Government says it has recorded 16 Lassa fever deaths and 130 confirmed infections in the state. The state Commissioner for Health, Mr Sabi’u Gwalabe, disclosed this while briefing newsmen at the end of State Executive…

The Ondo government has mapped out strategies to combat the outbreak of Lassa fever ahead of the dry season, says the state’s health ministry’s permanent secretary Folukemi Aladenola. This was disclosed in a statement on Thursday. Ms…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) recorded eight additional Lassa fever infections and one death between September 5 and 11, 2022. The NCDC, via its official website, said the new cases bring the total…

The number of Lassa fever infections since the beginning of 2022 is 894, with 168 deaths, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control. The latest situation report released for week 33 by the NCDC also showed that there are 6392…