Nigeria: Lassa Fever Now in 27 States - Health Minister
[Premium Times] The Minister for Health, Osagie Ehanire, has said about 27 states of the federation have recorded cases of Lassa fever as at the last count. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 7, 2020 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Nigeria: Lassa Fever Update - Six New Cases Recorded in Ondo As Death Toll Rises to 22
[Premium Times] Medical authorities in Ondo State have confirmed the report of six new cases of Lassa fever since February began. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 6, 2020 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Nigeria: Dozens Dead in Nigeria Fever Outbreak
[CAJ News] Abuja -An upsurge of the Lassa fever has left at least 41 people dead in Nigeria since the beginning of the year. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 6, 2020 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Nigeria: Fighting Lassa Fever Internally and Coronavirus Externally
[This Day] In juxtaposing the spread of Lassa fever to 19 states, which has infected over 250 persons and killed at least 41 Nigerians, with the increased spread of novel Coronavirus from China to 28 countries, Martins Ifijeh writes that there is no time more apt for epidemic preparedness in Nigeria (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 6, 2020 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Nigeria: Lassa Fever - Nigeria Records Six New Deaths As Confirmed Cases Increase
[Premium Times] Nigeria has registered an upsurge in the number of Lassa Fever cases since the beginning of the year, with 365 positive cases and 47 deaths reported from 23 states across the country. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 6, 2020 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Nigeria: Lassa Fever - 'Why Diseases Spread Fast in Nigeria'
[Daily Trust] The Association of Water Well Drilling Rig Owner and Practitioners (AWDROP) has written the Federal Government through Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, revealing how to tackle the outbreak of Lassa fever in the country. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 6, 2020 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Nigeria: NDDC, NCDC Laud Ayade for Swift Response On Lassa Fever
[Vanguard] The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) and Nigeria centre for disease control (NCDC) have donated Lassa Fever protective kits to fight Lassa Fever in the state. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 4, 2020 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Nigeria: Another Death Recorded in Enugu Lassa Fever Outbreak
[Premium Times] The death toll in the Lassa fever outbreak in Enugu State has risen to two. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 31, 2020 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Nigeria: Anambra Records Lassa Fever Case
[Premium Times] Anambra State has recorded what appears to be its first Lassa Fever patient in the latest nationwide outbreak. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 31, 2020 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Nigeria: Lassa Fever Death Toll Rises to 41
[Vanguard] The Federal Government says it is committed to containing Lassa fever which has claimed 41 lives in parts of the country since the beginning of 2020. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 30, 2020 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Nigeria: Doctor Tests Positive to Lassa Fever in Jalingo FMC
[This Day] Jalingo -A medical doctor who is currently serving as a house officer at the Federal Medical Centre in Jalingo has tested positive to Lassa fever. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 29, 2020 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Nigeria: Govt Confirms 41 People Killed, 258 Lassa Fever Cases
[This Day] Abuja -The federal government has confirmed that at least 41 people have died of Lassa fever in parts of the country since the beginning of 2020. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 29, 2020 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Nigeria: Lassa Fever Death Toll Rises to 41
[Premium Times] The death toll from the Lassa fever outbreak in Nigeria has increased to 41, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has disclosed. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 29, 2020 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Nigeria: Declare War On Lassa Fever
[Daily Trust] It should be embarrassing to our political leaders, national security and our public health officials that an epidemic of Lassa fever should befall this country every now and then. Not only is Lassa fever so highly contagious, but it is also very deadly, with much suffering and a high mortality rate among infected persons. It is for these reasons, among others, that the latest outbreak of Lassa fever in Nigeria deserves a much more vigorous response than the authorities are right now offering. In short, it (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 28, 2020 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Nigeria: Four Persons Die of Lassa Fever in Taraba
[This Day] Four persons have been confirmed dead in Taraba State following the outbreak of Lassa fever. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 28, 2020 Category: African Health Source Type: news
