Lassa fever kills 5 in Plateau, 73 contacts monitored
JOS—Plateau State has recorded 17 confirmed cases of Lassa Fever with five persons dead, according to Dr. Kunden Deyin, the state’s Commissioner for Health.
Lassa fever kills nurse in Edo
An outbreak of Lassa fever has allegedly claimed the life of Mr Henry Ehimati, a male nurse working with Okomu Oil Palm Company staff clinic, located in Ovia South-West Local Government Area of Edo.
Health officer dies of Lassa fever in Ondo
A health officer in the service of Ondo State government, identified as Rasheedat Mohammed, has reportedly died of Lassa fever.
One dead, 81 quarantined in Adamawa’s Lassa Fever outbreak
Adamawa Ministry of Health, yesterday, said one person died from an outbreak of Lassa fever in the state, while no fewer than 81 others had been quarantined.
101 persons die of Lassa fever–MSF
A humanitarian medical organisation, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) on Saturday called for proactive vigilance in Nigeria against Lassa fever, as 101 persons have died in the recent outbreak of the disease .
Death toll from Lassa Fever rises to 101
The death toll from the Lassa fever disease ravaging the country since the beginning of the year has risen to 101, the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has said.
