The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed 674 Lassa fever cases with 127 deaths across 18 states, across 93 local government areas between January and April 6, 2025. In a ...

Others are Gombe (seven), Benue (four), Nasarawa (four), Kaduna (two), Enugu (one), Delta (one), Cross River (one), and Ogun (one). Lassa fever is an acute viral haemorrhagic fever caused by the ...

The report partly read, “In week 14, the number of new confirmed cases increased from 14 in epi week 13, of 2025 to 15. These were reported in Ondo, Bauchi, Edo, Taraba, Ebonyi, and Gombe States ...

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 ...

which is now part of present-day Borno State in Nigeria. Diagnosis and testing for Lassa fever To diagnose Lassa fever, Umar stated that healthcare providers need to test body fluids for the virus.

The Kano State Government has announced an emergency rat eradication exercise in Garun Malam Local Government Area following ...

Death toll from Lassa fever has risen to 127, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC). This information was disclosed in a situation report released on Tuesday.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, has recorded 674 confirmed Lassa Fever cases out of 4,025 suspected cases from January to April 6, 2025, in 18 states across 93 local ...

The update comes days after a 22-year-old pregnant woman from Garun Mallam local government area of Kano State tested positive for Lassa fever after being admitted to the hospital on April 5 ...

Lassa fever has claimed 127 lives between January and April this year, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has said. The NCDC in a situation report issued Tuesday said the ...

It noted that the fight against Lassa fever requires collective responsibility, calling on everyone to take preventive measures. As the outbreak persists, the NCDC reiterated its commitment to ...