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 ...

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 ...

Benue State Epidemiologist, Dr Msuega Asema, disclosed on Monday that in 2024, the state recorded 26 deaths from Lassa fever, while some other suspected cases were also recorded. He also stated ...

The death toll from Lassa fever in Nigeria has risen to 53 according to the latest situation report of the disease obtained from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Thursday. The situation ...

NCDC stated that 10 states have recorded at least one confirmed case of Lassa fever across 54 LGAs between week one to four. Nigeria has recorded 57 new cases and 12 deaths from Lassa fever ...

The Plateau State Government has confirmed death of two persons from a fresh Suspected outbreak of Lassa fever in the state. Commissioner for Health in the state, Dr. Cletus Shurkuk made this ...

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 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 yesterday, the NCDC said ...

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 National Orientation Agency has initiated a campaign to curb the spread of infectious diseases across Nigeria. The campaign focuses on three seasonal diseases of cholera, meningitis, and Lassa ...

The Plateau State Government has confirmed the death of two persons following a fresh outbreak of suspected Lassa fever in the state. Dr. Cletus Shurkuk, the state’s Commissioner for Health ...