Lassa Fever: Nigeria records 23 deaths, 96 cases in one week
NCDC noted that 64 per cent of all the confirmed cases were recorded from Ondo, Edo and Bauchi states.
NCDC noted that 64 per cent of all the confirmed cases were recorded from Ondo, Edo and Bauchi states.
The army medical authorities linked the symptoms to what it described as acute Viral Hemorrhagic Fever (VHF).
Victims are suspected to have died from Acute Viral Hemorrhagic Fever (VHF).
The disease control centre said CSM is an epidemic-prone disease with cases reported all year round in Nigeria.
Kano has the highest number of cases with 7,747, followed by Yobe with 841 cases.
A resident of Ugele told PREMIUM TIMES that she sees no need to worry about Lassa fever because “only God ...
While some children are partially vaccinated, NPHCDA said others are not, hence compromising the country's goal of achieving population immunity.
From May 2022 to July, an estimated 2,455 suspected cases of diphtheria have been reported in 26 states in Nigeria.
The COVID-19 pandemic is still very much around and Nigerians must protect themselves against the virus by taking recommended doses ...
Cumulatively from week 1 to week 12, 2023, 144 deaths have been reported with a case fatality rate (CFR) of ...
The latest figure has raised the total number of confirmed COVID-19 infections in Nigeria to 266,665.
NCDC said the number of suspected cases has increased compared to what was reported for the same period in 2022.
Ondo government urges parents to ensure children are fully vaccinated and maintain the highest standards of hygiene to reduce the ...
Despite reports of scepticism at the onset of vaccination, about 64 million people in Nigeria have so far taken the ...
NCDC, however, said the multi-sectoral national emergency operations centre (EOC), activated at Level 2, continues to coordinate the national response ...
Globally, as of 28 October 2022, there have been 626,337,158 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 6,566,610 deaths, reported to WHO.
The report further revealed that a total of 172 deaths have been recorded in 2022 across 102 local government areas ...
NCDC said the number of suspected cases has increased compared to what was reported for the same period in 2021.
The NCDC listed the six states where monkey pox deaths occurred as Delta, Lagos, Ondo, Akwa Ibom, Taraba and Kogi.
The report revealed that as of 31 July, Nigeria had recorded a total of 91 suspected deaths and 3,610 suspected ...
According to the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 31,799 Monkeypox cases have now been reported across 89 countries ...
WHO said the figure makes up around 25 per cent of all the people at risk of the disease in ...
Lassa fever remains a major public health challenge in Nigeria, with 857 infections and 164 deaths recorded in 2022.
Out of the 332 new infections recorded, Lagos had 251 cases, while Rivers State reported 50 additional cases.
WHO said the unvaccinated are more vulnerable to future waves of the virus, blaming the hoarding of vaccines by rich ...
All content is Copyrighted © 2024 The Premium Times, Nigeria
All content is Copyrighted © 2024 The Premium Times, Nigeria