Lassa fever has claimed 70 lives this year, with Taraba, Ondo and Edo states having the highest number of casualties, Daily Trust reports.According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and ...

Lassa fever is a virus carried by Mastomys rats, a species of rodents common across sub-Saharan Africa, and it causes no ...

NCDC stated that 10 states have recorded at least one confirmed case of Lassa fever across 54 LGAs between week one to four.

The Plateau State Government has confirmed death of two persons from a fresh Suspected outbreak of Lassa fever in the state.

Lassa fever, an animal-borne or zoonotic, acute viral illness spread by the common African rat also known as the mastomys rat species, is endemic in Nigeria and some other West African countries.

contaminated with urine or faeces of infected Mastomys rats. The disease is endemic in the rodent population in parts of West Africa. Lassa fever is known to be endemic in Benin, Ghana ...

Its guidance states infections are usually through exposure to food or household items contaminated with urine or faeces of infected rats. Lassa fever, like Ebola, can be spread through contact ...

Lassa fever, a viral haemorrhagic disease first identified ... items contaminated by the urine or faeces of infected Mastomys rats, which is common in West Africa. Human-to-human transmission ...

An official said the state has activated its Public Health Emergencies Response Management Team, collaborating with healthcare facilities, community leaders, and stakeholders to contain the outbreak.

Benue State Government has said it recorded 26 death from Lassa fever and some other cases of the viral disease were also documented in 2024. This was disclosed on Monday by the Benue State ...