102 die as 17 States record 4,632 Lassa fever cases
Nigeria recorded 102 Lassa fever deaths from a total cumulatively from week 1-52 of 2021 in 38 Local Government Areas, LGAs of 17 States. Disclosing this in its Lassa fever Situation Report, EpiWeek52:27December–2January,2021, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, said the affected states have been alerted on the disturbing trend. The states affected include […]
Death toll from Lassa fever outbreak hits 193 – NCDC
The death toll from the Lassa fean outbreak of Lassa fever has risen to 173, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said.
Lassa fever: LASG embarks on deratization of colleges, markets, others
By Olasunkanmi Akoni As part of pro-active measures against the deadly outbreak of Lassa fever, Lagos State Government has concluded plans to commence an eight-week massive deratization and fumigation of no fewer than 27 public places, mainly, markets, among other facilities. The exercise, which will begin on Friday, March 13, 2020, will cover 27 model […]
Lassa Fever: Death toll reaches 144 — NCDC
The death toll from the latest round of Lassa fever outbreak in Nigeria has risen to 144, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said Thursday with a Case Fatality Rate (CFR), of 16.8 per cent. The NCDC said this is lower than the CFR for the same period in 2019 23.3 per cent, which […]
Lassa Fever: WHO official harps on public awareness, good hygiene
Dr Clement Peter, the Officer-in-Charge of World Health Organisation (WHO) in Nigeria, has emphasised the need for public awareness and good hygiene to prevent the spread of Lassa fever in the country. Peter told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja that information was fundamental for people to be aware of what they should do […]
Lassa Fever: Lagos Govt set for 8 weeks fumigation in schools, abattoirs, markets
The Lagos State Government says it will begin eight weeks deratisation and fumigation of 27 Model Colleges with hostel facilities, abattoirs/slaughter houses, produce and regular markets against Lassa fever.
