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 […]
Re-emergence of Lassa Fever: What Nigerians need to know
Ibrahim Abdulmumin Damilola The deadly Lassa fever strikes Nigeria again and as on Friday, 24th of January, 2020, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) disclosed that 29 deaths and 195 confirmed cases of Lassa fever had been reported across 11 states of the federation. The government and several healthcare parastatals are all in a […]
Lassa fever: Delta State confirms one death, 8 cases
By Perez Brisibe THE Delta State government said it has recorded eight cases with one death while at least 120 are currently under surveillance for Lassa fever. The State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Mordi Anonye disclosed this weekend on a Pidgin English public enlightenment programme, “How Una See Am” on the state-owned radio station. “So […]
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 […]
No single case of Lassa fever in Ekiti —Health Commissioner
By Rotimi Ojomoyela – Ado-Ekiti The Ekiti state government on Thursday declared that there’s no confirmed single case of Lassa fever in the state, emphasising there is no cause for panic, as the state has put in place measures to tackle the disease anytime it surfaces. The Commissioner for Health and Human Services in Ekiti […]
Lassa fever: Bauchi records seventh confirmed case
By Charly Agwam – Bauchi Bauchi State Primary Health Care Development Agency has said the victims of Lassa fever in the state has risen to seven. Speaking with newsmen in Bauchi on Friday, the Executive Secretary of the Agency, Dr Rilwan Mohammed disclosed that even though only 7 cases have been confirmed, the number of […]
