FMC Lokoja confirms 3 cases of Lassa fever, records 1 death
The Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Lokoja in Kogi, has confirmed three cases of Lassa fever with one recorded death at the facility in the last one week.
Akeredolu meets traditional rulers in Owo to curb scourge of Lassa Fever
Gov. Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State on Wednesday met with traditional rulers in Owo Local Government as part of efforts to checkmate the scourge of Lassa Fever in the state. Akeredolu emphasised the need for traditional rulers to mobilise their subjects to desist from all causative factors of Lassa Fever in their environments. The Owo […]
Edo intensifies effort in curbing spread of Lassa Fever
By Gabriel Enogholase – Benin Edo State Government has disclosed that it has intensified efforts to curb the spread of Lassa fever in the state against the backdrop of the resurgence of the viral disease across endemic states in the country. A statement in Benin on Wednesday by the Special Adviser to the Governor on […]
Lassa fever: NCDC confirms 14 deaths in 7 states
By Sola Ogundipe A total of 82 cases of Lassa fever including 14 deaths have been confirmed by the Nigeria Centre for Diseases Control, NCDC. Announcing the development in its Lassa fever Situation Report (Epi Week 02: 6th – 12th January 2020, the NCDC said that a total of 255 suspected cases were recorded. The […]
Lassa fever kills 16 in Ondo
Ondo State government said on Tuesday that at least 16 people have died from Lassa fever in the state since its outbreak early this month. The State Epidemiologist, Dr. Steven Fagbemi, disclosed this at a meeting between Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu and major stakeholders, including the local government chairmen in Ondo North and Ondo Central Senatorial […]
Lassa Fever kills two, others quarantined in Kano
By Abdulmumin Murtala – Kano At least two people have died of a disease suspected to be hemorrhagic fever probably Lassa Fever in the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital while those that had contact with them are quarantined, a situation that has generated panic. Anonymous sources from the hospital told Vanguard Online that a pregnant woman, […]
Lassa fever: Medical Expert cautions against drinking garri
The Director of Public Health, Enugu State, Dr Boniface Okolo has cautioned Nigerians against the consumption of soaked garri to avoid contacting Lassa fever. Okolo, who gave the warning in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Saturday in Enugu, said the rats that caused the disease were mostly in contact with Nigerian […]
Abia govt calls for vigilance as Lassa fever outbreak claims life
By Ugochukwu Alaribe – Umuahia Abia State government has announced an outbreak of Lassa Fever in Olokoro community, Umuahia South council area, stressing that a 28-year-old man has died of the disease. Permanent Secretary, State Ministry of Health, Chief Egbulefu Eze announced the outbreak at a news conference and dismissed fears of a possible epidemic. […]
Lassa Fever: Dutch doctor dies after infection in Sierra Leone
A Dutch doctor who contracted Lassa hemorrhagic fever in Sierra Leone after treating patients has died in hospital, while a second doctor is undergoing treatment, the top Dutch health official said Sunday. The unnamed doctor was flown back to the Netherlands on Tuesday and had been treated at a special isolation ward at a hospital […]
Return of Lassa Fever, Yellow Fever, Monkeypox
The outbreaks of monkeypox, yellow fever, Lassa fever and cholera among others in Nigeria highlight the failure of all tiers of government to provide effective disease surveillance, prevention, control and response strategies.
Lassa Fever: NCDC confirms five deaths in outbreak in Benue
By Peter Duru, Makurdi National Center for Disease Control, NCDC has confirmed 21 suspected cases and five deaths in the recent outbreak of Lassa Fever in Benue state. Programs Officer, Risk Communications Desk, NCDC, Mrs. Hanatu Bello who made the disclosure yesterday in Makurdi said “since the beginning of the year, there have been 21 […]
