Lassa Fever: Delta confirm 8 cases, one death, 120 under surveillance
By Perez Brisibe The Delta State government said since the recent outburst of the dreaded Lassa fever, it has recorded eight cases with one death while at least 120 persons are currently under surveillance for the ailment. The disclosure was made over the weekend by the state commissioner for health, Dr. Mordi Anonye while speaking […]
Lassa Fever: 3 persons discharged after testing negative in Adamawa
Three of the four people admitted over suspected Lassa fever in Adamawa have been discharged after testing negative. The Adamawa Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Prof. Abdullahi Isa, made this known Tuesday while giving update on the outbreak of Lassa fever in the state. Isa, however, said that a woman brought from Numan Local […]
Medical doctor tests positive to Lassa Fever in Taraba
The Management of Federal Medical Centre, Jalingo has confirmed that a Medical Doctor who is an house officer has tested positive to Lassa Fever in the state.
Adamawa has confirmed outbreak of Lassa Fever In State
By Umar Yusuf – Yola Adamawa State Government has confirmed the death of a 29-year-old woman from Numan Local Government Area of the State as a result of the recent outbreak of Lassa fever. The State Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Professor Abdullahi Isa disclosed this on Tuesday while addressing the press on Lassa […]
FCT minister allays fears, says no Lassa Fever outbreak in Abuja
By Omeiza Ajayi – Abuja Federal Capital Territory FCT minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello has allayed fears among residents of the nation’s capital as to the presence of Lassa Fever in the territory, saying there is yet no confirmed case of the dreaded disease. “There is no confirmed case of Lassa Fever in the FCT”, […]
Lassa fever: Plateau confirm 7 cases, no death recorded
The Commissioner for Health in Plateau, Dr Ndam Lar, on Tuesday, said that the state had recorded seven confirmed cases of Lassa fever from November 2019 till date. Addressing a news briefing in Jos, Lar said that the state had 21 suspected cases but seven have been confirmed positive. According to him, eight others persons […]
Lassa Fever: Don’t panic, Osun Speaker tells residents
Shina Abubakar – Osogbo Sequel to the confirmation of Lassa Fever cases in Osun State, Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Hon Timothy Owoeye has called on the people of the state not to panic as the state government has put in place measures to curtail the spread of the deadly disease. The Speaker […]
Don’t repeat mistake of Ebola outbreak — NMA President
Says many States not equipped to diagnose Lassa fever By Chioma Obinna & Gabriel Olawale The President of the Nigeria Medical Association, NMA, Dr. Francis Faduyile has warned that the Federal Government should ensure that there were no bottlenecks that mitigated against the emergency by ebola repeat itself Faduyile also tasked the Federal government to […]
Lassa Fever Update: 4 deaths in Taraba, 1 in Kaduna
As 7 doctors, 5 nurses quarantined in Adamawa By Demola Akinyemi, Shina Abubakar, Gabriel Olawale & Ike Uchechukwu Four persons have been confirmed dead in Taraba State just as Kaduna State announced the death of 36-year-old man on Monday following the outbreak of Lassa fever in the country. According to the Commissioner for Health in […]
Osun Govt confirms 2 cases of Lassa fever
The Osun Government on Monday confirmed two cases of Lassa fever in the state. Dr Rafiu Isamotu, the state Commissioner for Health, made this known on Monday in Osogbo, at a news conference also attended by Dr Olasiji Olamiju, the Special Adviser to Gov. Gboyega Oyetola on Public Health. Isamotu said the two affected victims […]
Lassa fever claims one life in Kaduna
Ben Agande – Kaduna The confirmed patient of Lassa Fever in Kaduna state has died of his infection and has been buried, the state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Amina Mohammed-Baloni has said. Addressing a press conference on Monday, the commissioner said the state now has a total of 11 suspected cases of the disease, adding […]
Lassa fever: Minister directs health experts to embark on awareness campaigns
By Joseph Erunke – Abuja Against the backdrop of a renewed outbreak of Lassa fever in the country, the Minister of Environment, Dr. Mohammad Manhood, has directed all environmental health experts at the federal, state and local government levels to immediately reembark on massive awareness campaigns aimed at controlling the spread. Addressing the media Monday, […]
Coronavirus: Everything you need to know
The mention of coronavirus generates reactions analogous to the fear of Lassa fever reported in some parts of Nigeria. The name coronavirus is derived from Latin word, corona and Greek word korṓnē translating crown or halo. This is so because of his appearance under examination by scientists. How is the virus transmitted? The new coronavirus can […]
Africa records first coronavirus case in Ivory Coast
Health officials are dealing with a suspected case of coronavirus in Ivory Coast, the country’s health ministry has announced. An unnamed student, who returned to the West African country from Beijing on Saturday, is undergoing further tests after showing flu-like symptoms. If confirmed, it will be the first case of the deadly virus in Africa. […]
Lassa fever: Panic as two suspected cases reported in Calabar
…we are still waiting for the result -CMD ….There is no confirmed case in C’River -Commissioner By Ike Uchechukwu – Calabar There was trepidation, Monday among residents of Calabar, the Cross River State capital over reported case of Lassa fever at University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, UCTH. Findings by Vanguard showed that at the weekend, […]
Lassa fever claims one life in Kaduna
Kaduna State Ministry of Health on Monday confirmed the death of a 36-year-old male who tested positive to Lassa fever in the state. The state Commissioner for Health, Dr Amina Baloni, announced this at a news conference in Kaduna, adding that the patient died on Sunday night and had already been buried. She said that […]
