The Edo State government has confirmed 13 deaths from the outbreak of Lassa fever in the state. Director of Public Health at ...

The health authorities should do more to contain the scourgeIt is bad enough that the disease was named after a village in Nigeria, but it is even more depressing that since 1969, Lassa fever has ...

Data contained in its latest Situation report revealed that 68 new confirmed cases were recorded across seven states which ...

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

The case fatality rate (CFR) increased to 19.4 per cent compared to 17.5 per cent during the same period in 2024, reflecting a higher mortality rate.

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

At least 13 people have died from a Lassa fever outbreak in the Edo state, southern Nigeria, local authorities said ...

The resurgence of Lassa fever in Nigeria has sparked concern, with the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) confirming 70 fatalities so far in 2025. Between January 27 and ...

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

The Lassa fever outbreak has led to heightened surveillance efforts, as well as increased public health warnings. The disease ...

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 ...

The Edo State Government said it has recorded no fewer than 13 deaths from the Lassa Fever outbreak in the state between ...