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...
NCDC Plan To Bring Lassa Fever Caused Deaths To Drop From 25 to 5% The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC is projecting ten years to...
The Nigerian government will host the first Lassa Fever International Conference in Abuja to mark the 50th anniversary of the discovery of the disease, Naija News understands....
The Edo State Minister of Health, has on Friday admonished residents of the state to exterminate rodents and ensure good hygiene to curb the outbreak of...
Nigeria is Almost Completely Free From Lassa Fever Nigeria in April has recorded a drastic reduction in the spread of lassa fever. Nigeria Centre for Disease...
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) on Wednesday said that three persons have lost their lives to Lassa Fever within three months in the territory. The...
Ndukwu Chizaram, a doctor at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Umuahia, Abia state, has reportedly died of Lassa fever. Innocent Orji, president of the association of...
Three people in Ekiti State have been confirmed dead in a fresh case of Lassa Fever in the state. Five out of the suspected 8 cases in...
The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control has confirmed that 90 (ninety) persons have died of Lassa fever since its resurgence some months ago.The situation report released...
From 1 January through 25 February 2018, 1081 suspected cases and 90 deaths have been reported from 18 states (Anambra, Bauchi, Benue, Delta, Ebonyi, Edo, Ekiti,...
The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), Osun State Chapter, has taken the campaigns against Lassa fever epidemic which is ravaging some states across the country to markets...
The Osun State chapter of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has embarked on a Lassa fever sensitization exercise. The Lassa fever awareness initiative was held on...
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has urged the National Assembly to pass the bill establishing the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) into law. The Chairman,...
The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, on Monday disclosed that the recent outbreak of Lassa fever has affected 15 states in the country. The states...
The Osun Government on Saturday dispelled speculations of outbreak of lassa fever in the state. Mr Sola Fasure, media aide to Gov. Rauf Aregbesola, said in...
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has ordered the immediate release of N100 million as first tranche payment for the procurement of four dialysis machines, ventilators, Personal Protective...
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...