Commissioner for Health, Dr. Joseph Onojaeme, said this on Thursday on the status of Lassa fever in the State.
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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.
He made this known at a one-day advocacy engagement meeting with traditional and religious leaders on Thursday.
The NCDC via its official website said on Tuesday that the infections were recorded from January 1, 2023 till date.
The NCDC via its official website on Tuesday said the infections were recorded in 89 Local Government Areas.
The Director of Disease Control in the State’s Ministry of Health, Dr Austin Ojotule, disclosed in Lokoja, the capital Friday.
The Anambra State Government confirmed the development on the disease on Thursday in Awka, the state capital.
Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akoria Obehi, made the disclosure in a statement made available to newsmen on Monday.
Chris Nehikhare, Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, said this when he briefed newsmen on Wednesday.
Members of the Nigeria Medical Association in Nasarawa State held a procession for the deceased in Lafia on Tuesday.
The NCDC via its latest epidemiological report said that the positive cases of the disease were reported in two states.
The NCDC, on its verified website Friday, also reported that no fewer than 112 persons died from the disease during the period.
The state Commissioner for Health, Dr Bode Ladipo, made this known in a statement on Thursday in Ibadan.
The branch Chairman, Dr. Ayotunde Fasunla, made this known in a statement he issued on Thursday in Ibadan, Oyo State.
It said that the fever caused three deaths in Britain, diagnosed from those who recently came back from West Africa.