Nigeria has recorded 57 new cases and 12 deaths from Lassa fever outbreak across eight states in one week, spanning 20 to 26 January. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC ...

The Lassa fever outbreak occurs in Nigeria annually. Unfortunately, there is no solution in sight. The Lassa virus is transmitted to humans through contact with foods and household items ...

He said, “There is a new outbreak of Lassa Fever in the state and the government ... Laboratory, Logistics, Vector Control, Infection Prevention and Control, Risk Communication, and Case ...

A cousin of Ebola, Lassa fever is endemic in a number of West African countries A patient who died from Lassa fever was a newborn baby, the BBC has been told. The child, who died at the Luton and ...

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 ...

as the State Lassa Fever Incident Manager for the 2025 outbreak response. Oshiomhole added, “All pillar leads and teams, including Surveillance, Laboratory, Logistics, Vector Control ...

An outbreak of Lassa fever has claimed 14 lives in Taraba State over the past three months, with six deaths reported just last week, officials have confirmed. Dr. Kuni Joseph, the Head of Clinical ...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed 143 cases of Lassa fever out of the 484 suspected cases from December 30, 2024, to January 12, 2025, in seven states across 32 ...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 214 confirmed cases of Lassa fever and 39 deaths in the country this year. In its latest Lassa fever report on Friday, the NCDC said ...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed 54 Lassa Fever cases and 10 Deaths between December 30, 2024, and January 5, 2025. This translates to an 18.5 per cent ...

The Institute of Human Virology Nigeria (IVHN) has built and equipped a laboratory for lassa fever testing at the Infectious Disease Hospital, Akure, the Ondo State capital. Suspected cases of ...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, said that a total of 54 confirmed cases of Lassa fever and 10 deaths were recorded in Nigeria out of the 196 suspected cases.