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Lassa fever affects 21 states...

Lassa fever affects 21 states cases increase...

142 deaths, 747 confirmed Lassa...

142 deaths, 747 confirmed Lassa fever cases...

Lassa fever affects 21 states cases increase in Nigeria

Lassa fever affects 21 states cases increase in Nigeria The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, says Lassa fever has claimed 168 lives across 21 states in 2025. The agency in its situation report for epidemiological week 38, disclosed a total of 4,543 suspected cases, of which 897 were confirmed positive, with a case fatality rate of 18.7 per cent. It stated that four states, Ondo, Edo, Taraba, and Bauchi, remain the epicentres of the outbreak, accounting for 67 per cent of all confirmed cases. Ondo alone has recorded the...
Maryam Umar -
Health

30 people test...

30 people test positive for Lassa Fever in Bauchi Story from Ahmad SAKA, Bauchi Bauchi State has recorded a renewed surge of Lassa Fever as 30...
Salim Sani -
Health

BASPHDA records 22...

Dr Rilwanu Mohammed, Chairman, Bauchi State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (BASPHDA), says there were 22 deaths out of the 57 cases of Lassa fever...
Aisha Auyo -
Health

2 medical doctors,...

From Ahmad MOHAMMED, Bauchi Two medical doctors, 14 other people​ have died of Lassa fever disease in Bauchi state in 2020. The​ State Surveillance Support Officer,...
Salim Sani -
Health

Sensitisation against Lassa...

From Sa'adatu MAINA, Damaturu The Yobe state Lassa fever sensitisation team, in its third day, has reached out the place in Damaturu, yesterday and Emir...
Aisha Auyo -
Health

Hygiene, sanitation key...

From Sa’adatu MAINA, Damaturu Yobe state Ministry of Health said hygiene and sanitation were essential to prevent Lassa fever. Dr Muhammed Isyaka of epidemiology department stated...
Gift Luckson -
Health

Yobe govt commence...

Yobe state government through ministries of Health, Information and local government and chieftaincy affairs has commenced the sensitization of stakeholders to prevent the outbreak...
Salim Sani -
Health

Yobe college of...

From Sa'adatu MAINA, Damaturu The College of Agriculture Gujba and a corp member, Pamela Otu (YB/19A/0538) yesterday in Damaturu organised awareness campaign to sensitise public...
Aisha Auyo -
Medicine, Science and Technology

Kogi confirms first...

Authorities at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Lokoja said they have discovered a suspected Lassa fever patient. The Head of Clinical Services of Federal Medical Center...
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