NCDC updates Lassa fever death rate to 19.3% as outbreak reaches 23 states
The report showed that the outbreak has affected 23 states and 109 Local Government Areas (LGAs) since the beginning of ...
The report showed that the outbreak has affected 23 states and 109 Local Government Areas (LGAs) since the beginning of ...
Mr Idris said that since confirmation of the outbreaks in the region, the NCDC had intensified preparedness activities nationwide to ...
The lawmakers said immediate action is necessary to enhance Nigeria’s readiness against Ebola and other epidemic-prone diseases.
In a public health advisory issued on Thursday, the agency highlights concerns over delayed detection, healthcare-associated transmission, and the vulnerability ...
Mr Ghebreyesus noted that the organisation previously assessed the outbreak risk as high nationally and regionally, and low globally, but ...
The NCDC also clarified that Ebola and Hantavirus are different diseases with distinct modes of transmission.
The authority says additional health surveillance and screening measures have been activated across international airports following renewed Ebola concerns in ...
The figure is significantly higher than the 19.2 per cent recorded during the same period in 2025
In its latest Lassa Fever Situation Report for Epidemiological Week 17, covering 20 to 26 April 2026, the agency said ...
In a public health advisory issued on Friday, the agency said it is closely monitoring the situation and maintaining surveillance ...
In a statement signed by the agency’s Director-General, Jide Idris, and shared with PREMIUM TIMES on Wednesday, the health body ...
In its Week 13 epidemiological report covering 23 to 29 March 2026, the agency said confirmed cases dropped significantly to ...
As Nigeria experiences a severe Lassa fever season, the World Health Organisation (WHO) notes that laboratory testing is required to ...
Cumulatively, 21 states and 82 local government areas have recorded at least one confirmed case in 2026.
In its latest situation report covering Epidemiological Week 10 (2-8 March 2026), the agency disclosed that five states - Bauchi, ...
According to the NCDC, recent surveillance data indicate continued transmission of the disease across several states, with a concerning number ...
According to the agency, meningitis cases occur more frequently between December and April when dry and dusty weather conditions, overcrowding ...
Mr Idris said transporting samples from remote communities to state laboratories remains expensive and logistically difficult, particularly in hard-to-reach areas, ...
He disclosed that 15 healthcare workers have also been infected in the current outbreak.
He explained that the dialysis equipment was procured through corporate support and donor collaboration, noting that the machines were distributed ...
The 74 confirmed cases in Week 6 were reported in Taraba, Ondo, Bauchi, Edo, Benue, Nasarawa, Kogi and Ebonyi states.
Mr Idris said the development reflects the federal government’s sustained investment in emergency preparedness under the National Health Reform Agenda.
Mrs Akpoti-Uduaghan blocked the entrance to the office of a fellow senator at the National Assembly, protesting her alleged denial ...
According to the NCDC, infections among healthcare workers have been reported in several states, including Ondo, Edo, Bauchi, Taraba, Ebonyi ...
The prosecution and the lawmaker's defence lawyer adopted their final written addresses supported by their final submissions regarding the N320 ...
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