The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported a continued rise in Lassa fever cases, with 15 new ...

Most of the people who have died presented late. This is why we keep saying, once you start noticing the signs, get yourself ...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed that 127 people have died from Lassa fever so far ...

Nigeria has reported 3,465 suspected cases of Lassa fever between January and March 2025, with 645 confirmed infections and ...

Lassa fever - spread by infected rodents - is tearing through Nigeria, with health authorities issuing 'stay at home' warnings as the virus spreads through dozens of states. In it's most recent ...

Lassa fever, caused by the Lassa arenavirus, claims between 5,000 and 6,000 lives in West Africa every year. The virus is contracted through exposure to the bodily fluids or feces of Natal ...

Lassa fever has claimed five lives in one week from 15 confirmed cases reported across six states and 11 Local Government Areas (LGAs), according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and ...

Health officials confirmed that the most recent death occurred in Kirkuk, where a 52-year-old butcher succumbed to the virus ...

The death toll of the Lassa fever outbreak in Nigeria has risen to 127, public health authorities said. A total of 674 conf ...

The toll of the Lassa fever outbreak in Nigeria has risen to 127. In all 674 confirmed cases have been recorded from 4,025 ...