The case fatality rate (CFR) increased to 19.4 per cent compared to 17.5 per cent during the same period in 2024, reflecting a higher mortality rate.

The health authorities should do more to contain the scourgeIt is bad enough that the disease was named after a village in Nigeria, but it is even more depressing that since 1969, Lassa fever has ...

The Edo State government has confirmed 13 deaths from the outbreak of Lassa fever in the state. Director of Public Health at ...

The Edo State Government has confirmed 13 deaths from outbreak of Lassa Fever in the state.The Director of Public Health at the State Ministry of Health, Dr. Stephenson Ojeifo, gave the update during ...

Dr. Stephenson Ojeifo, Director of Public Health at the Edo Ministry of Health, disclosed this on Sunday in Benin, revealing that the state recorded 83 confirmed cases of Lassa fever. Additionally, ...

The Edo State Government said it has recorded no fewer than 13 deaths from the Lassa Fever outbreak in the state between ...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported 70 deaths and 358 confirmed cases of Lassa fever across 10 states since the ...

The resurgence of Lassa fever in Nigeria has sparked concern, with the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention ...

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

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported a decline in confirmed Lassa fever cases for the fourth ...

lassa fever, and cholera. Speaking during the campaign in Damaturu on Wednesday, Alhaji Ali Audu, NOA Coordinator, Yobe, said the exercise focused on public education on the causes, symptoms and ...