Tag: Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention

The strike, which took effect from 1 November, marks an escalation of the dispute between resident doctors and the government ...

In the last 28 days alone, Nigeria reported 615 new cases and 10 deaths, with a lower CFR of 1.6 ...

Cumulatively, Nigeria has reported 857 confirmed cases of Lassa fever and 160 deaths in 2025

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) reported in March that within just five weeks, from 27 January ...

The NCDC report revealed that five states; Ondo, Bauchi, Edo, Taraba, and Ebonyi, accounted for 90 per cent of all ...

The NCDC confirmed that Nigeria has not recorded any case of Chikungunya.

The report, which covered the week of June 16–22, revealed that 781 confirmed cases were reported out of 5,943 suspected ...

The new variant has been designated a “variant under monitoring” by the World Health Organisation (WHO) due to its increasing ...

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

The infectious disease agency also raised concerns over a potential surge in cholera cases as the country enters the rainy ...

NCDC stated that in the reporting week, six states—Ondo, Bauchi, Edo, Taraba, Ebonyi, and Gombe—accounted for 15 new cases

According to NCDC, the new cases were reported across five states: Ondo, Bauchi, Taraba, Ebonyi, and Nasarawa.

The NCDC called on affected states to strengthen their health systems and collaborate with federal authorities to curb the spread ...

NCDC stated that the cases were identified among 16 suspected cases across four LGAs in two states

NiMet listed the states most vulnerable to an outbreak of meningitis.

Mr Abayomi noted that 12 of the infected students are responding well to antibiotics and diphtheria antitoxin therapy.

The agency reported that as of 2 March, Nigeria had recorded 535 confirmed cases and 98 deaths across 14 states ...

Mpox, a viral disease caused by the Monkeypox virus, spreads primarily through close contact with infected individuals, contaminated materials, and ...

The NCDC stated that Lassa fever is preventable and encouraged Nigerians to stay informed and take action to protect themselves ...

The case fatality rate (CFR) increased to 19.4 per cent compared to 17.5 per cent during the same period in ...

Data contained in its latest Situation report revealed that 68 new confirmed cases were recorded across seven states which includes ...

NCDC stated that 10 states have recorded at least one confirmed case of Lassa fever across 54 LGAs between week ...

Mr Ihekweazu, a Nigerian epidemiologist and public health physician, takes over from Matshidiso Moeti, who served as WHO’s Regional Director ...

According to Mr Mulombo, Nigeria can enhance its ability to detect, prevent, and respond to public health emergencies by adopting ...

The NCDC said that AMR could push millions into extreme poverty, reverse decades of medical progress, and cause millions of ...