Tag: Lassa fever
Cholera, Lassa fever— top Nigeria’s toughest health battles in 2025
In 2025, Nigeria confronted multiple disease outbreaks, exposing persistent weaknesses in infectious-disease control, immunisation uptake, sanitation, and health…
Lassa fever has killed more people than COVID-19 in Ondo, says Commissioner
Acting commissioner for health in Ondo state, Jibayo Adeyeye has stated that inspite of the fatalities caused by…
19 die of Lassa fever in Bauchi
Chairman of the Bauchi state primary health care development agency (BASPHCDA), Rilwanu Mohammed has stated that 19 people…
41 die of Lassa fever in Bauchi
The Executive Chairman, Bauchi State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (BASPHCDA), Dr Rilwanu Mohammed revealed that fourty one (41)…
Emergency phase of 2020 Lassa fever outbreak over, says NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, on Tuesday, declared the emergency phase of the 2020 Lassa fever…
Health workers appeal for protection in FMC Bauchi after losing 2 doctors
Following the demise of two doctors after they were exposed to Lassa Fever patients, health workers at Federal…
Nigerian doctor dies of Lassa Fever, few months to the end of his housemanship
Tragedy as a Nigerian doctor identified as Dzuana Vanen Philip reportedly lost his life to Lassa fever barely…
Lassa fever death toll in Nigeria rises to 176 amid battle with coronavirus
Amid efforts to curb Coronavirus outbreak, the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has revealed that the Lassa…
Lassa fever death toll hits 144, says NCDC
No fewer than 144 deaths have been recorded in the recent Lassa Fever outbreak in the country as…
Lassa Fever: Death rises to 41 in Ondo
Lassa fever virus has now been confirmed in five more local governments in Ondo State. Death toll has…
Lassa Fever: NCDC confirms 11 new deaths in Nigeria
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 11 new deaths in the recent Lassa fever outbreak…
Kaduna govt confirms new case of Lassa fever
The Kaduna State Ministry of Health on Saturday said it has recorded successfully treated two lassa fever victims…