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 ...

Benue State Government has said it recorded 26 death from Lassa fever and some other cases of the viral disease were also ...

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, a viral haemorrhagic disease first ... which infects hundreds of thousands annually across West Africa, presents symptoms such as fever, vomiting, and, in severe cases, bleeding.

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.

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 ...

Asema, who doubles as the Manager of the Public Health Emergency Operation Centre said that both Lassa fever and Ebola virus are zoonotic acute viral diseases which have the same symptoms and are ...

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