Lassa fever has claimed 70 lives this year, with Taraba, Ondo and Edo states having the highest number of casualties, Daily Trust reports.According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and ...

NCDC stated that 10 states have recorded at least one confirmed case of Lassa fever across 54 LGAs between week one to four.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported 70 deaths and 358 confirmed cases of Lassa fever across 10 states since the ...

Four out of the 36 suspected Lassa fever cases in Benue State from 3 Local Government areas of Ukum, Okpokwu and Makurdi died ...

The National Orientation Agency has initiated a campaign to curb the spread of infectious diseases across Nigeria.The campaign focuses on three seasonal diseases of cholera, meningitis, and Lassa ...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says Nigeria has recorded 214 confirmed cases of Lassa fever and 39 deaths in 2025.

No fewer than twelve (12) persons have lost their lives out of 112 confirmed cases of deadly Lassa fever in Ondo State.

The death toll from Lassa fever in Nigeria has risen to 53 according to the latest situation report of the disease obtained ...

An official said the state has activated its Public Health Emergencies Response Management Team, collaborating with healthcare facilities, community leaders, and stakeholders to contain the outbreak.

There are ongoing plans for late-stage clinical trials in Nigeria, Liberia, and Sierra Leone, offering hope for a much-needed breakthrough in the search for a safe and effective Lassa fever vaccine.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed 143 cases of Lassa fever out of the 484 suspected cases from December 30, 2024, to January 12, 2025, in seven states across 32 ...

The Institute of Human Virology Nigeria (IVHN) has built and equipped a laboratory for lassa fever testing at the Infectious Disease Hospital, Akure, the Ondo State capital. Suspected cases of ...