Lassa Fever claims 138 lives in 2025, cases spread to 18 states – NCDC
The report says the figure is a rise from the 18.0 per cent recorded within the same period in 2024
The report says the figure is a rise from the 18.0 per cent recorded within the same period in 2024
The agency noted that 20 healthcare workers were among those infected.
The NCDC noted that the number of new infections decreased from the 54 cases recorded in the previous week
Nigeria recorded 214 confirmed Lassa fever cases and 39 deaths between 30 December 2024 and 19 January 2025.
The outbreak, which has claimed eight lives out of nine reported cases, has raised concerns about potential risk at the ...
NCDC said the 67 cases were confirmed out of 1,031 suspected cases reported across 23 states of the federation and ...
A government official advised members of the public to report suspected cases of the disease to the nearest health facility ...
In Nigeria, cumulatively, a total of 39 confirmed cases and zero deaths have been recorded across 33 States and the ...
According to the report, the affected states are Edo, Bauchi and Kogi.
The report reveals that the number of new confirmed cases increased from two in week 25 to eight cases, adding ...
The number of suspected cases increased compared to that reported for the same period in 2023
According to her, meningitis can be infectious or non-infectious, with viruses accounting for the majority of the infectious type.
According to the NCDC, 22 states have recorded at least one confirmed case across 89 Local Government Areas.
The report shows that 103 suspected cases were recorded within the week under review
The report further revealed that a total of 172 deaths have been recorded in 2022 across 102 local government areas ...
Last week, the death toll from Lassa fever was 161, meaning 15 people died from the disease within the last ...
As at January 26, a total of 689 suspected cases with 258 confirmed cases were reported, with 41 deaths.
The increase in the number of people under surveillance rises after government’s statement in the past week that 59 people ...
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