Lassa fever and other plagues: When we eat our way to death
By Kayode Ojewale OF serious health concern lately has been the ravaging scourge and spread of Lassa fever in Nigeria. Lassa fever has been a major health challenge in West Africa and its spread has created panic even as concerned private and public health institutions battle hard to curtail it every year when it raises […]
Lassa Fever Update: NCDC records 472 cases, 70 deaths
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) recorded 472 cases and 70 deaths of Lassa fever as at Feb. 11, 2020, Director-General of the centre, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, said. He told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Abuja, while giving an update on the Lassa fever outbreak that the overall Case Fatality Rate (CFR) […]
Lassa fever kills 1,047 Nigerians
Declare national emergency now; set up interdisciplinary One-Health Committee — NAS By Sola Ogundipe & Gabriel Olawale A total of 1,047 Nigerians have died of Lassa fever since the first reported case in 1969, the Nigerian Academy of Science, NAS, has stated. The NAS is the apex and official science academy of Nigeria, established in […]
No Lassa fever patients at FUTA Health Centre ― Management
By Sola Ogundipe The Management of the Federal University of Technology Akure, FUTA, has debunked what it describes as an unfounded rumour captioned “Lassa Fever Hits FUTA Health Centre” being spread on the social media. The Deputy Director, Corporate Communication, of the institution, Mr Adegbenro Adebanjo, in a statement made noted that “The rumour is […]
Coronavirus: LASG sets up emergency prevention care committee
By Olasunkanmi Akoni As part of measures to strengthen the preparedness and response capacity to combat the possible outbreak and spread of the deadly Coronavirus and Lassa fever, the Lagos State government through the State Emergency Management Agency LASEMA, has constituted a 5-man committee on Epidemic Preparedness Response Plan, EPRP, across the 57 councils of […]
LASSA FEVER: Ondo NMA committed to treament of patients
Kogi confirms 4 deaths, 9 infections By Dayo Johnson The Kogi State Ministry of Health has confirmed nine cases of Lassa fever with four deaths recorded since the outbreak of the deadly disease in the State in January. Dr Austin Ojotule, the State Epidemiologist, who disclosed this in statement in Lokoja said as, at Feb. […]
