By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenew Lassa fever The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) reported five additional confirmed Lassa fever cases, all from Edo State the week ending May 30. This brings...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews  On January 24, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) declared a Lassa fever outbreak. By May 10, the country had reported their 1,000th case–the largest...

Here is a look at some important infectious disease news reported across the globe: Did Charles Darwin Have Lyme Disease? During his lifetime, Charles Darwin complained of so many different ailments that...

        The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control  (NCDC) is reporting a suspected outbreak of yellow fever in Edo State. Following the report of an outbreak of fever of unknown origin...

In a follow-up on the Lassa fever outbreak in West Africa,  one new laboratory confirmed case was reported from Edo state while 9 new suspected cases were reported from Kano (5 cases) and Bauchi (4 cases)...

The Nigeria Federal Ministry of Health is reporting an increase in Lassa fever in 2016 to date, according to the latest data from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control. During the first six months...

The number of cases of Lassa fever in Nigeria has dropped significantly during the first seven months of 2015, according to data from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Nigeria Federal Ministry of...