Lassa fever claimed 15 lives in the first week of February, pushing the total number of deaths recorded between the first and sixth epidemiological weeks of 2026 to 51. The…
On January 22, 2019, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control declared Lassa fever a public health emergency, following a spike in confirmed cases and rising fatalities across several states. The…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, has recorded 717 confirmed Lassa fever cases out of 4,881 suspected cases from January to May 4, 2025, in…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, has confirmed the death of a 31-year-old physician who succumbed to Lassa fever after returning from the United Kingdom. The agency…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, (NCDC), has reported 214 confirmed cases of Lassa fever and 39 deaths in the country this year. In its latest Lassa fever report on…
Edo Commissioner for Health, Dr. Cyril Oshiomhole, said the State has recorded 56 Lassa fever cases and eight deaths. Speaking in Benin, he said the outbreak posed significant public health…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, has reported one death and confirmed 15 new cases of Lassa fever within one week across the country. The NCDC said…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, said no fewer than 2,122 suspected cases, 411 confirmed cases, and 72 deaths have been recorded from Lassa fever in Nigeria…
The Ebonyi State Government has confirmed 10 persons dead and 15 others infected following an outbreak of Lassa Fever in seven local government areas. Confirming the incident, the Disease Surveillance…
The Cross River State Government had announced the outbreak of Lassa fever in Ejah Community of Osupong Ward 1, Obubura Local Government Area of the state. A resident of Obubra…