The Edo State Government has established plans to combat the spread of Lassa fever and provision of amenities for health centres in the state. The state...
Following the confirmation of 77 cases of Lassa fever in Nigeria, 21 persons have been certified dead. This was made known by the National Coordinator of...
Three persons have died of the Lassa fever Virus in Taraba State, the World Health Organisation (WHO) reports. WHO Surveillance Officer, Dr. Bello Ahmed revealed the...
The Imo State government through an Imo Environmental and Transformation Commission (ENTRACO) has commenced a campaign against rodents and other pests in Owerri, in order to...
Following the outbreak of Lassa fever in Imo State, the government has begun creating awareness on prevention of the disease. The government through the Imo Environmental...
The Minister of Health, Isaac Adewole, has blamed the spate of health workers’ infection with Lassa fever on their failure to wear protective medical apparels while...
Dr. Humphrey Okoroukwu, the Director of Public Health in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) confirmed on Friday that there is no recorded case of Lassa fever...
Following the news of Lassa Fever outbreak in Imo state, residents have been advised not to panic. The Medical Director, Federal Medical Centre, Owerri, Imo state,...
Three persons have been confirmed dead in Orlu Local Govt Area of Imo State following an outburst of Lassa Fever in the state. Governor Rochas Okorocha...
Lassa Fever outbreak has claimed the lives of six persons-one in Kogi and five in Ondo State. Naija News gathered that nineteen people have been hospitalized...
A medical doctor has died of Lassa fever in Kogi State. Prior to the doctor’s demise, he worked with the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Lokoja, Kogi...
Following the closure of schools on Jan. 18, by the Ebonyi State Government, in order to check the spread Lassa Fever outbreak, public and private schools...
The death toll of victims of the Lassa fever outbreak in Ebonyi State has risen to four while 139 persons have been under surveillance. Naija News...
Ebonyi State Government, has today, Thursday, directed the closure of all public and private schools in the state to investigate the spread of Lassa fever that...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed a fresh outbreak of Lassa fever in Ebonyi state. The outbreak was confirmed in a statement issued...
Three medical practitioners at the Federal Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki in Ebonyi State have died of Lassa fever. The state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Daniel Umezuruike confirmed...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Thursday confirmed, at least one reported Lassa fever case, in each of 19 states in current the outbreak...
Nineteen states of the federation have been affected by cases of Lassa fever since the current outbreak which resurfaced in December, 2016, the Nigeria Centre for...
18-year-old Miss Aisha Jimoh, confirmed to have been diagnosed of the deadly Lassa fever is dead. A brother to the deceased, Mr Asipita Jimoh, revealed the...
The Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) says it will from now on sanction any master baker caught operating in an unhealthy environment following the outbreak of...