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This development follows a confirmed case of Sudan virus disease, a strain of the Ebola virus reported in Uganda. 

The NCDC said the number of new confirmed cases decreased from 89 in epi week two of 2025 to 71 ...

Annual Lassa fever outbreaks often involve infections and fatalities among healthcare workers.

He noted that as of 6 January, Nigeria's National Influenza Sentinel Surveillance (NISS) system has not reported any unusual increase ...

Mr Idris said the disease control agency had issued a comprehensive public advisory on Lassa fever, urging Nigerians to adopt ...

Mr Idris said this season typically runs from October to May, with May being the peak month. Outbreaks typically occur ...

The workshop is a collaborative effort between WHO and the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC).

This collaborative effort is part of the Strengthening and Utilising Response Groups for Emergencies Initiative (SURGE).

The experts stated this at a webinar on Tuesday hosted by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).

NCDC DG said healthcare workers play critical roles in preventing and managing Lassa fever and other diseases and urged them ...

Lagos becoming Nigeria's cholera hotspot raises critical questions

As of 17 October, NCDC reported 14,237 suspected cases and 378 deaths across 35 states and the Federal Capital Territory ...

Nigeria recorded suspected cases of more than 38,000 persons while the number of confirmed cases stood at 23,000.

NCDC made this known on Monday in its latest situation reports for week 41 spanning 7 to 13 October.

The confirmed cases also decreased from 10 in week 39 to six in the reporting week.

Of the 1,018 confirmed cases, Ondo State tops the chart with 280 cases, followed by Edo and Bauchi with 236 ...

The data from 1 January to 29 September shows that Nigeria comes third with 78 confirmed cases with no death.

According to NCDC, the states affected in the reporting week are Plateau, Delta, FCT, Katsina and Imo.

NCDC said that since the beginning of 2024, Lagos State had reported the highest number of suspected cholera cases, contributing ...

However, PREMIUM TIMES findings show that the cumulative suspected and death cases is lower than what is declared in the ...

The confirmed cases decreased from eight in week 37 to three in week 38

NCDC puts the case fatality rate of the disease for this year at 16.9 per cent, the same as recorded ...

WHO estimates that AMR could lead to as many as 10 million deaths per year by 2050 if no effective ...

Nigeria has recorded no fatalities from Mpox in 2024, compared to 2022 and 2023 with two and seven deaths reported ...

NCDC said the 67 cases were confirmed out of 1,031 suspected cases reported across 23 states of the federation and ...