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Nigeria: Confirmed Lassa fever cases reported from Ondo and Edo states in latest update

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) reported six additional confirmed Lassa fever cases during the week ending September 3, bringing the total confirmed cases...

Lassa fever in Nigeria 2023: The latest data

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By: Chinonso Nwosu From the beginning of the year through July 23, 2023, Nigeria has recorded a total of 171 deaths due to Lassa fever in confirmed cases. The Nigeria CDC reported 1009 total confirmed...

Ghana declares end of Lassa Fever outbreak

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Ghana Health Service announced this week the end of the Lassa fever outbreak which began in February. On Friday, 24 February 2023, the Greater Accra Regional Health Directorate was...

Nigeria Lassa fever outbreak prompts CDC travel advisory

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a travel notice for Nigeria as an ongoing Lassa fever outbreak has been reported in 26 states this year. From the beginning...

Lassa fever death reported in Guinea child

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Ministry of Health of Guinea notified WHO last week of a confirmed fatal case of Lassa fever in a three-year-old male child from the Kobela health area, Nzerekore health district. The...

Ghana reports 12 additional Lassa fever cases

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the report of Lassa fever in Ghana, the Ghana Health Service reports 12 additional Lassa fever cases who were close contacts of the initial cases. This brings the...

Ghana reports two Lassa fever cases in residents of Accra

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Ghana Health Service (GHS) reported today of two confirmed Lassa fever cases from the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research on Friday. Both cases reside in Accra. The...

Nigeria Lassa fever tally tops 500 confirmed cases

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the Lassa fever situation in Nigeria in 2023, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) report an additional 68 confirmed cases during the week...

Nigeria reports more than 50 Lassa fever deaths in January

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-upon the Lassa fever outbreak in Nigeria in 2023, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) reported 1378 suspected and 361 confirmed Lassa fever cases...

Lassa fever cases rise, Nigeria activates Emergency Operations Centre

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 During the first three weeks on 2023, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported a total of 244 confirmed cases with 37 deaths and a case fatality rate...