The death toll and other specific details from the killer disease were released to the public by the NCDC via its official website on Sunday.
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The Ogun Government has announced the outbreak of Lassa fever in the state while confirming its first case. This was…
The lead disease agency in the country via its official website on Sunday said the fatality rate remained alarmingly high at 18.7 percent.
The Director-General of the NDCD, Dr. Jide Idris, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday in Abuja.
The NCDC revealed that the case fatality rate had risen to 19.4 percent, up from 17.5 percent in the same period in 2024.
Edo State has recorded 56 Lassa fever cases and confirmed eight deaths between December 30, 2024 and January 2025. The…
Also, the NCDC reported 22 deaths, resulting in a Case Fatality Rate (CFR) of 15.4 percent.
The Director General of the NCDC, Jide Idris, disclosed this at a press briefing in Abuja on Monday.
Governor Nwifuru, who revealed this on Thursday, said the state recorded 394 suspected cases of Lassa Fever during the period also.
Dr. Jide Idris, Director General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, gave the warning at a news conference in Abuja.
The NCDC said on Saturday via its official website.
The lead intervention health agency said this in a situation report for Week 13 published on its website on Friday.
The lead government intervention agency said the deaths were recorded in 125 Local Government Areas in 27 states.
Commissioner for Health, Dr. Joseph Onojaeme, said this on Thursday on the status of Lassa fever in the State.
According to the lead agency in the prevention and control of diseases, the period spans from February 26 to March 3.
Baba said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday in Abuja.
The Minister revealed this when he briefed newsmen in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja on Wednesday.
The Disease Surveillance Notification Officer of the ministry, Sampson Orogwu, made the disclosure in a statement in Abakaliki.
The NCDC confirmed the figures from the disease, among others, via its official website on Sunday.
On September 1, Nigeria graduated the first cohort of the Lassa Fever Clinical Management Fellows (LFCMF) at the Irrua Specialist Hospital in Edo State. This was the result of the collaboration between the U.S. Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (US CDC), in collaboration the Federal Ministry of Health, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Georgetown University, the Institute of Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers and Emergent Pathogens of Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital, and Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital Abakaliki. The fellowship is the first of its kind, globally.