Kaduna: Lassa fever kills 2
Following the discovery of 2 cases of Lassa Fever in Kaduna State, health authorities in the state have swung into action by activating surveillance for more case detection and proper treatment.
Lassa fever killed 188 in Nigeria – NCDC
By Chioma Obinna A new report from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC has shown that no fewer than 188 Nigerian have died in the current outbreak of Lassa fever this year. In its weekly report tagged: Week 14″, NCDC disclosed that the number of new confirmed cases decreased from 19 in week 13, […]
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 […]
