The Ogun State government, yesterday, confirmed a case of Lassa fever, officially declaring an outbreak in the state.The Commissioner for Health, Dr Tomi Coker, in a statement, disclosed that the ...

The commissioner reaffirmed the state government’s dedication to protecting the health of its citizens through continuous ...

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 Ogun State Commissioner for Health, Dr Tomi Coker, on Tuesday declared an outbreak of Lassa fever in the state.Coker said that the hemorrhaging viral fever recently claimed the life of a ...

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: ...

"As far out as you could get," said Dr. Henry Blackburn, a professor emeritus at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis who has written about the history of epidemiology and cardiovascular ...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has issued a new public advisory on Lassa fever following the death of a 31-year-old physician in Ondo State. The physician died a few days ...

NCDC says he succumbed to Lassa fever in Ondo State and that he had developed symptoms shortly after his return and was admitted to a private health facility. Sadly, he passed away before his test ...