Lassa fever

Nigeria has recorded 12 new cases of the Lassa fever with three deaths between March 30 and April 5 2020, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). The NCDC revealed this in its week 14 report of Lassa fever shared on…

The Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH), says there is no vaccine available yet against Lassa fever in the country. Senator Olorunnimbe Mamora, Minister of State, FMOH, disclosed this to newsmen on Friday in Abuja while providing an…

The Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Yenagoa on Monday, confirmed that no confirmed case of Lassa fever had been recorded in Bayelsa State. The centre clarified that clinical tests on a suspected case earlier reported on January 30 had …

Kano State Government has confirmed four cases of Lassa fever, with three persons dead and one quarantined. The state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Ibrahim Tsanyawa made the confirmation on Wednesday at an emergency press conference in…

The Kogi state government has confirmed four cases of Lassa fever since the outbreak of the disease in the state this year. Saka Audu, the state commissioner for health, disclosed this at a joint news conference on Thursday in Lokoja on…

Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo state on Sunday, inaugurated an Emergency Response Committee on Lassa fever, following the outbreak of the disease in the state. Governor Akeredolu did the inauguration in Owo town, Owo Local…

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