Nigeria: Lassa Fever - Minister Directs Health Experts to Embark On Awareness Campaigns
[Vanguard] by Lawal Sherifat (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 27, 2020 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Nigeria: Lassa Fever Spreads As Kogi, Delta, Record Deaths
[Vanguard] The Federal Medical Centre, Lokoja in Kogi, has confirmed three cases of Lassa fever and one death in the last one week. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 27, 2020 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Nigeria: NCDC Raises the Alarm Over Rising Cases of Lassa Fever
[This Day] Abuja -Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported a sharp increase in the case of Lassa fever across the country. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 24, 2020 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Nigeria: Lassa Fever - Kano Govt Dismisses Report of 292 Cases
[Vanguard] Kano State Government has faulted report by a section of the media which claims that the state has recorded 292 cases of Lassa Fever. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 24, 2020 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Liberia: LAC Praised for Managing Lassa Fever
[New Dawn] The National Public Health Institute of Liberia (NPHIL) together with the World Health Organization and the U.S. Center for Disease Control (US CDC) lauds the Liberia Agriculture Company (LAC) for achieving lowest deaths from hospitalized patients affected by Lassa fever worldwide. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 24, 2020 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Nigeria: Some States Yet to Receive Govt's Support As Lassa Fever Spreads
[Daily Trust] As the recent outbreak of Lassa fever continues to claim lives and spreads to more states, some affected states have received some level of support from the federal government while others have not. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 24, 2020 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Nigeria: Lassa Fever Outbreak - Edo Govt Extends Support to Irrua Specialist Hospital
[This Day] With the recent resurgence of Lassa fever across endemic states in the country, the Edo State Government has firmed up mechanisms to fight the menace with the donation of 200 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to the Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital, as part of efforts to curb the spread of the viral disease in the state. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 23, 2020 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Nigeria: Kano Confirms Outbreak of Lassa Fever, Records 3 Deaths, Places 292 On Watch List
[This Day] Kano -Kano state Government has confirmed the outbreak of Lassa Fever in the state which has so far claimed the lives of three (3) persons comprising of two doctors and the patient believed to be the first victim. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 23, 2020 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Nigeria: Lassa Fever Death Toll Rises
[Daily Trust] Abuja, Asaba, Benin, Akure, Abakaliki, Kano, Bauch -The Lassa fever outbreak has spread to Delta, Enugu and seven other states since the beginning of the year, Daily Trust findings have shown. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 23, 2020 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Nigeria: Medics, 17 Others Killed By Lassa Fever in Nigeria
[East African] fAt least 19 people, including two medical doctors and a health worker, have been reported killed by Lassa fever in Kano and Ondo states in Nigeria in January. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 23, 2020 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Nigeria: Lassa Fever - NCDC Confirms 14 Deaths in 7 States
[Vanguard] A total of 82 cases of Lassa fever including 14 deaths have been confirmed by the Nigeria Centre for Diseases Control, NCDC. Announcing the development in its Lassa fever Situation Report (Epi Week 02: 6th - 12th January 2020, the NCDC said that a total of 255 suspected cases were recorded. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 22, 2020 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Nigeria: Pregnant Woman, Two Doctors Die As Kano Confirms Lassa Fever Outbreak
[Premium Times] The Kano State government has confirmed the outbreak of Lassa fever in the state. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 22, 2020 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Nigeria: Lassa Fever Kills 16 in Ondo State
[Premium Times] At least 16 people have so far died in a fresh outbreak of Lassa Fever in Ondo State, the state government has confirmed. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 22, 2020 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Liberia: Lassa Fever Kills 3 in Grand Bassa - Over 20 Infected With the Virus
[FrontPageAfrica] Buchanan -The Surveillance Officer of Grand Bassa County Health team has confirmed to FrontPage Africa that there is a Lassa Fever outbreak in District #4, Grand Bassa County leading to 3 deaths and 20 others confirmed infected with the virus . (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 17, 2020 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Liberia: Health Authorities Declare Continuous Lassa Fever Outbreak in Liberia
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -Following the recent detection of several Lassa fever cases across four counties, the National Public Health Institute of Liberia (NPHIL), in collaboration with the Ministry of Health announces that Liberia has experienced a continuous Lassa fever outbreak. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 14, 2020 Category: African Health Source Type: news
