Lassa fever kills 80 in Nigeria, says NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says 80 persons have so far died from Lassa fever as of Thursday. The NCDC’s disclosed the information during its routine situation report of Lassa Fever outbreak in the country on in Abuja. According to NCDC report, 434 cases have been reported in the country. The NCDC report, named […]
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.
LUTH discharges Lassa fever index patient
The Chairman of Medical Advisory Committee (CMAC), Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi-Araba, Prof. Wasiu Adeyemo, said on Tuesday the Lassa fever index patient has been discharged from the isolation ward. Adeyemo said in a statement the index patient had fully recovered from the disease. He said: “The index Lassa fever case with us has […]
Lassa fever, cholera, meningitis, Covid-19 in Nigeria: The way forward
By Casmir Ifeanyi EARLY January this year, the Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria, AMLSN, predicted the outbreak of three periodic diseases in Nigeria, namely: Lassa fever, Cholera and Meningitis. Stressing that the Lassa fever scourge and other epidemics are as a result of the poor, neglected and relegated medical laboratory services structure and […]
