Lassa fever

Kogi State has recorded six cases of Lassa fever, the Director of Disease Control in the state’s Ministry of Health, Dr Austin Ojotule, said in Lokoja on Friday. “As it is now, we are battling with six cases of Lassa fever in the state,…

The number of confirmed Lassa fever cases in Nigeria rose to 244 in the first three weeks of 2023. With a record of 18 new deaths from the viral infection from January 16 to 22, the total death toll rose to 37. This report was obtained from…

Ondo State government has recorded 106 cases of Lassa Fever and 8 deaths in the state this year. Prof. Francis Faduyile, Special Adviser to the governor on Health, made the disclosure in an interview with news men on Sunday in Akure. He …

Edo State confirmed one death from Lassa fever and recorded 12 new cases at the weekend, as the government steps up measures to contain the spread of the disease across all communities in the state. The Edo State Commissioner for Health,…

Edo State has recorded 18 new cases of Lassa fever in the last week, raising the total number of persons who are currently on admission in the state to 23. The Edo State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akoria Obehi, who disclosed this while…

In its report for the last week of the year 2022, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, (NCDC) disclosed that it recorded no less than 189 deaths from Lassa fever out of  the 1,067 confirmed cases in 112 Local Government Areas in 27…

The international medical organisation, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), also known as Doctors Without Borders is encouraging communities to take measures to help prevent Lassa fever by detecting the disease early and by taking preventive…

The Nigerian centre for disease control (NCDC), has confirmed that, a total of 171 individuals have so far died from the Lassa fever virus in Nigeria in the year 2022. The latest Lassa fever situation report for week 36, obtained from…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, has confirmed that the Lassa fever death toll from January to June 26 has risen to 159. The NCDC noted this in its latest Lassa fever situation report, It also disclosed that 53 health workers were…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), disclosed on Monday that, 797 confirmed cases of Lassa fever have been reported in 23 states and the Federal Capital Territory in 2022. According to the NCDC, the confirmed cases are in…