AN OUTBREAK of horrifying 'rat fever' has infected 3,700 people and killed 122 since the start of the year. Lassa fever - spread by infected rodents - is tearing through Nigeria, with health ...

Mr Idris noted that the number of deaths and the case fatality rate has also dropped, with only three deaths recorded during ...

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

Rat fever’ that causes bleeding from the eyes has killed a staggering 122 people - and infected 3700 more - with people urged to ‘stay at home’. Lassa fever - spread by infected rodents ...

A Phase Ia clinical trial led by a research team at the Institut Pasteur is set to begin for the platform's first vaccine candidate, which targets Lassa fever, a hemorrhagic fever responsible for ...

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 ...

Reports from the Malam Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH) indicate the outbreak of Lassa fever, sparking fear among residents. Health officials have already swung into action to contain the ...

Over twenty health workers at the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH), who had direct contact with a confirmed Lassa fever patient, have all tested negative for the disease. This was confirmed by ...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has listed 1,277 persons for follow-up over the possibility of being infected with Lassa fever. This follows the centre recording 659 ...

Eighteen Nigeria states have recorded at least one confirmed case of Lassa fever shave recorded at least one confirmed case, through it's suspected that the virus has spread to as many as 33 states.