NCDC Director General Dr. Jide Idris said RRTs’ deployment became necessary following the identification of 3,465 suspected Lassa fever cases across 91 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in 33 States ...

No fewer than 118 persons have died of Lassa Fever out of 3,465 suspected cases recorded across 91 Local Government Areas in 33 States between January and March 2025, the Nigeria Centre for Disease ...

At least 20 healthcare workers have been infected as Nigeria battles a worsening Lassa fever outbreak, with 118 deaths ...

Director General (DG) of the agency, Dr Jide Idris, said RRTs’ deployment became necessary following the identification of 3,465 suspected Lassa fever cases across 91 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in ...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has recorded 645 confirned Lassa fever cases out of 3,465 suspected cases from January to March, 2025, in 33 states, across 91 local government ...

ShareA serving member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), has died of Lassa fever in Ogun State. The 25-year-old ...

Ogun state government has confirmed Lassa Fever outbreak in the state, and one index case of a 25-year-old female corps ...

The state government in a statement signed by the Commissioner For Health, Dr Tomi Coker, revealed that the corps member ...

The NIH announced the beginning of a phase 1 first-in-human trial of a vaccine for Lassa fever, a potentially fatal viral hemorrhagic disease for which there is no approved vaccine or treatment.

Lassa fever remains a major health challenge in Nigeria, killing 100 people in early 2025. What’s going wrong?

Can the continent walk the talk? **** The African Union has embarked on one of its most audacious health security missions: ...

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