The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Saturday confirmed 15 new cases of Lassa fever from six states in Nigeria. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NCDC, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, who made this known on Saturday in Abuja, said that the 15 new cases brought the number of confirmed cases to 510 out of the […]
Plateau has recorded 17 confirmed cases of Lassa Fever, with five persons killed, according to Dr Kunden Deyin, the state’s health commissioner. Deyin told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Sunday in Jos that 33 cases were taken to the laboratory for confirmation where the 17 were confirmed to be cases of Lassa Fever. […]
In 2018, there were 3,498 suspected cases and 171 deaths in the country.
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Lassa fever has killed seven more people and infected 14 in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and five states. This is according to latest figures on Lassa fever from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) published yesterday.NCDC named Ondo, Edo, Delta, Plateau and Bauchi as the affected states alongside FCT.
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There was a reported outbreak of Lassa fever in Ondo State, with 10 persons infected by the deadly virus.
Two resident doctors serving at the Federal Teaching Hospital, Abakiliki, FETHA, Ebonyi State have died of lassa fever. They both died on Sunday throwing other health workers in the hospital into panic. This is also as two house officers, who joined in treating the contact patient, as well as nurses are on watch list. The […]
Students of a university were sent home after a student got infected.
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The Anambra State Government, on Monday, confirmed that a nursing student was killed by Lassa Fever, while 65 others were being monitored.
More people have died following the outbreak of a mysterious illness that began in southeastern Liberia but has spread to the capital, with 12 unexplained deaths so far, health authorities told AFP Tuesday.
Kogi state government has confirmed a case of Lassa fever in Angwan Kura in Lokoja, the state’s capital. The confirmation was made by the state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Saka Haruna Audu, after a male patient who is a resident of Angwan Kura, reported at the medical centre with signs and symptoms suggestive of haemorrhagic […]
